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00:02Texas Department of Transportation
00:05Executive Director Mark Williams publicly endorsed Tesla's CyberCab on LinkedIn,
00:10a potential boost for Elon Musk's self-driving ambitions. Williams said the vehicle will
00:15dramatically scale Tesla's robo-taxi operations in Austin, Houston, and Dallas in the coming months.
00:21He praised the CyberCab's butterfly doors and said the absence of traditional driver controls
00:26marked a notable shift in mobility and vehicle design. A Barclays analyst noted Tesla removed
00:32safety monitors from its Austin robo-taxi fleet, which recently expanded its service area but
00:37shrank to around 20 vehicles. Former Tesla data labelers and engineers have raised doubts about
00:43the company's self-driving system and its safety data. Tesla shares fell 1.85% to $403.55 in
00:50pre-market trading on Wednesday. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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