Forbes: Tesla Robotaxi Will Have ‘Lots Of Tele-Ops’—Which Means Supervised FSD

Source: [https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2025/05/17/tesla-robotaxi-will-have-lots-of-tele-ops-ie-supervised-fsd/](https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2025/05/17/tesla-robotaxi-will-have-lots-of-tele-ops-ie-supervised-fsd/)

TLDR Excerpts:

\- "Elon Musk previously stated repeatedly that the vehicles in the Robotaxi launch will be “unsupervised.” It seems likely that they will be remotely supervised, and possibly sometimes remotely driven. That would make Tesla’s demonstration much less impressive then depicted."

\- "Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas stated that Tesla said their Austin Robotaxi pilot will be “Invite Only. Plenty of tele-ops to ensure safety levels – we can’t screw up.” "

\- "... It will be invite only...It is unknown if those who ride will need to do an NDA..."

\- "Some have speculated Musk is not telling the truth..." (I had to add this one for laughs).

\- "After promising that Robotaxis will be unsupervised, Tesla will probably state that they only meant that there will be no in-car supervision, so Tesla fans may not be disappointed. If there’s lots of remote driving, however, that’s a let-down because it’s not self driving, and not a product that really scales."

In summary, avid Tesla fans and insiders will be able to get a remotely operated ride in Austin very soon. Basically, it's going to be 10 to 20 drone taxis with a driver sitting in the HQ. Most importantly, as the article says, Tesla fans will not be disappointed. I expect they will indeed go nuts.

Stock goes up no matter what.

Edit: Fixed accidental bullet point. Reddit on my phone went FSD.