Tesla seeks human 'remote operators' to help 'autonomous' robotaxi service

Tesla may advertise its impending Cybercab robotaxi fleet as a self-driving service, but new job listings indicate human workers may still be required to remotely drive the cars. As spotted on Wednesday by Gizmodo, Tesla is currently accepting applications for C software engineers to join the Teleoperation wing of its "Tesla Bot and Robotaxi" division. Employees will focus on designing a system to provide "remote access to our robotaxis and humanoid robots" as they "operate autonomously in challenging environments." "As we iterate on the AI that powers them, we need the ability to access and control them remotely," the company stipulates. To do this, software engineers will reportedly first help build a program using Unreal services that will allow Remote Operators to take over robotaxis and Optimus bots during particularly difficult and complex tasks.