Tele Op-to-Autonomy: A Core Strategy for Automating Physical AI
PTrubey · x · 2026-07-31
Investor PTrubey outlines an effective strategy for automating physical AI (cars, humanoids, industrial machines): Tele Op-to-Autonomy.
The approach advocates starting with 100% remote control (teleoperation) and progressively adding automations until the human element is entirely removed. This allows for rapid field deployment and faster validation of product market fit.
- Tesla: Early FSD builds effectively used customers for "local teleop," taking over when the vehicle made errors to gather data.
- Boring Company: Applying this technique to automate tunnel digging.
- Ultra Robotics: Delivering functional AI robots to enterprises now, bypassing the wait for flawless autonomy.
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