All indications say Tesla intended to do this but ended up moving away from it. But they still hired for "teleoperators" so it's unclear. I'm going to remove this from the mod queue and leave it in limbo until someone can come up with evidence either way

@Stralor All indications? Really?

"Yes, the term teleoperator can be used for someone who answers support questions. In this context, it is a synonym for job titles such as customer service representative (CSR), call handler, or telephone operator. 

A teleoperator is typically the first point of contact between a company and its customers and handles various tasks"

There were videos showing people 'calling support' from the robotaxis. Is there any evidence whatsoever to indicate that the hiring of teleoperators was for anything other than this support call answering? That the media might jump on this as evidence of intention to do teledriving to make a story does not surprise me in the least. Surely this doesn't indicate anything other than it is a media hit piece? If teledriving was going on then I think there would be leaks about the extent of it.

@ChristopherRandles fair argument! but I have to go based on reporting and the reporting was too murky for me to make a call

@Jimmy7 Let us know your thinking. I unresolved this in the meantime. Maybe the close date should also be extended? I'm agonizing like crazy about this and related questions as part of my own market on whether Tesla's robotaxis count as level 4 autonomous, which this question is a key piece of.

source for resolution? cc @mods

@strutheo @Jimmy7 ?