In March, Tesla performed about six hours of testing with local first responders, including members of the police and fire departments, at a closed testing track, one former worker said. About 60 drivers were split between Tesla test vehicles and personal vehicles in order to mimic normal traffic scenariosInternally, Tesla has set a June 1 deadline for the launch, and Musk has been told during weekly Autopilot meetings with Elluswamy’s team that the company is on track to hit it.Over the past few months, about 300 Tesla test operators have been driving through the city’s streets around the clock using prototypes of the company’s self-driving software as a part of the program the company internally calls “Project Rodeo.” Is it the right time to launch the Tesla robotaxi considering the world is not readu for autonomous vehicles?
