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He revisits the long-standing belief that 6 billion miles of fully autonomous driving data will be sufficient to solve remaining edge cases and achieve regulatory approval. Tesla is actively collecting and leveraging such data, reducing the importance of vast simulated miles or extensive sensor arrays like lidar, which many competitors favor.
While some companies are expanding geographically or deploying limited autonomous services, Musk cautions that many rely on manual intervention, such as remote operators, which is a far cry from Tesla's vision of truly autonomous vehicles operating without human oversight.