As Tesla gears up to launch a robotaxi service in the coming years, the automaker looks like it’s building out a teleoperations team. According to a recent job listing, Tesla is hiring a software engineer to help develop a teleoperations system that will allow human operators to remotely access and control the company’s upcoming robotaxis and humanoid robots. The software engineer for the Palo Alto-based role would “drive requirements, make design decisions, and implement software integration for this custom teleoperation system.” While the job posting doesn’t clarify whether Tesla is looking to grow an existing teleops team, or if it is building the team and capabilities from scratch, the existence of such a team is notable for two reasons: The first is that it signals Tesla is getting serious about deploying its robotaxis on public roads. The second is that it’s a deviation from Tesla’s previous rhetoric of self-sufficiency. Read more on Tesla's teleoperations team at the link in the bio 👆 Article by Rebecca Bellan Image Credits: FREDERIC J. BROWN / Contributor / Getty Images #TechCrunch #technews #robotaxi #Tesla #selfdrivingcar #ElonMusk #robot