Founder of The Dawn Project Dan O’Dowd comments on the DOT’s proposal to no longer require brake pedals in exclusively autonomous vehicles in Business Insider.
Dan’s comments were published on 26 June 2026, and can be read here.
Dan O’Dowd commented: “Tesla’s ‘Robotaxis’ are nowhere near the reliability level required to remove the brake pedal,” O’Dowd said. “The removal of physical controls should only be granted to robotaxi companies who have conclusively proven their software is safe for autonomous, unsupervised driving.”