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[@RyanShawtech]

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[@georgedoolittle7574]

Not a bad business model having just one salesman, absolutely!

[@sagarchettiyar0605]

This doesn’t work. I tried ordering the 12 pack, and it says promocode items not in the cart

[@brandonn161]

Please no. Do not let a legacy automaker buy out the Tesla car side. I don't trust any of them to push forward and innovate on the EV side as much as Tesla.

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

I would love to see the offer Toyota would make: 600 billion in cash and 100% stock of Toyota.

[@dr.emilyacevedo812]

If they do, more people would be open to buying Tesla. The era of Tesla haters will be over.

[@Sw33tBabyRays]

I would for another automaker to buy Tesla. They would focus more on quality assurance.

[@stevencaudio]

NOT to mention data abuse that’s routine with Legacy automakers

[@stevewilson6193]

I agree, but I hope somebody else does buy them out and gets rid of Elon.

[@charlesrovira5707]

Hum... When has *Elon **_not_* gambled everything? That's the way *Elon* rolls. You want safe? Invest in *GM.* *Model S, and Model X* were gambles. *Model 3, and Model Y were gambles. The *CyberTruck* was a huge gamble. The *Tesla Seemi* was a huge gamble. The *SuperChargers* were a huge gamble. The *MegaPacks* were a huge gamble. *Optimus* is also a huge gamble.

[@zdme4864]

haha safe? invest in GM? hahah!

[@charrin9086]

Cybertruck and the semi should still be future. The model 2 should be in about its 3rd year of full production. EV would be in a much better position if it had happened this way....

[@t1328]

Agreed, although I think it’s a bit early to call either the Cybertruck or the semi as success. Still, the rest of what you said is true.

[@claudep.255]

@@zdme4864 hilarious ! Especially nowadays

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

@@charrin9086 No it would not. You can always buy a cheap chinese EV instead. Oh you live in the US? Then your cheapest option will be 35K.

[@ricoma6037]

$20 -$25k EV without self driving is the ideal solution. We've been waiting....and waiting....and waiting. 💤

[@MuscleMan500]

buy a used tesla

[@ricoma6037]

@@MuscleMan500 I want new. Are we asking for too much?

[@MuscleMan500]

@@ricoma6037 Move to china and buy one from BYD for $10,000

[@inercia_3]

Honestly, I only want teslas for the FSD. There’s nothing overly special about it as an EV only

[@ricoma6037]

​@@inercia_3I'd love one with self-driving for $20-25k,however, I realize my request would be outrageous. 😅

[@edwijaranakulaph.d.2010]

Who will clean up the robotaxi if the passengers leave a big mess?!….Optimus!? LOL 😂😂😂

[@haukikannel]

If the drunken passenger thow up in your Tesla… It will go to cleaning center and send $400 cleaning bill to car owner aka you! 😂

[@BeardedPiano]

Passengers will be able to review if the car was left in clean condition. If it wasn’t, the prior passenger would be penalized and if the problem becomes bad enough, banned from using the the cars.

[@chrisbraid2907]

If the Floor was stainless steel and waterproof there could be a self cleaning feature such as is found in public conveniences …

[@FloridaClay]

You put your finger on what concerns me most. Elon's dreams are attractive and exciting, but if they just turn out to just be a shiny distraction sucking up all his attention and the company's assets and things like an affordable EV are left danglng in the wind, it could be very much to the company's deficit.

[@michaelnurse9089]

Affordable EVs would make Tesla $2500 per unit sold. A robotaxi is worth $250 000 over 5 years. Please explain why it won't work? (Remember: Waymo has had Robotaxi's operating for a while now)

[@PhillProbst]

The whole "robo-taxi" idea needs a reality check on several fronts. First, a "robo-taxi" is, fundamentally ... a taxi. With all the use cases and shortcomings that transportation system has now. It will be utilized by the same users, and in the same situations, that taxi/Uber/Lyft/etc. are now. The private, personal vehicle will remain the optimal choice until situations arise where it is less convenient than the taxi/Uber/Lyft/etc.option. For example, in my own case, the only circumstance where I would utilize the taxi/etc. option is transport to and from the airport when taking a commercial flight. And at the destination, I would typically rent a car rather than use the taxi/etc. option. Ironically, if full level 5 autonomy is ever achieved, that would eliminate that last situation as I could drive myself to the airport, then send my car home to its own garage via FSD to await my summons on my return. Second, the whole "your car can make money for you while you're not using it" argument has a couple of problems. First, the idea that I would be willing to put my personal vehicle into a robo-taxi fleet to be used and abused by the general public is delusional at best. If I wanted to get into the robo-taxi business, I would purchase one or more from the used inventory to dedicate to that purpose. Second, the value calculations ignore opportunity cost. My personal vehicle would be unavailable for my use while out running robo-taxi missions. My personal car has more value to me parked in my garage ready for my use whenever I choose than it ever could serving as a robo-taxi. Finally, operating a robo-taxi is a business. Robo-taxi operators will be looking to recover their capital, overhead and operating costs, and to make a profit. You can expect fares to be set at whatever level the market will bear. Supply/demand will set them. Bottom line, the legendary $25k personal Tesla is more important than a rob-taxi/cyber-cab/whatever they call it.

[@RandomMZ1412]

I agree with you 💯👌🏾

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

When there are enough robo taxi around i would keep my future Cybertrucks or Cybervans for transporting my goods and use robo taxi for all other transport needs. Why should i keep a expensive tool i do not have to use anymore? That makes no financial sense.

[@notalenthere]

@@wolfgangpreier9160why aren’t you doing that now? How does robo taxi allow you to do it?

[@tallibon7011]

Robo taxi will remove the biggest expense of a taxi. The driver. Cost per mile will be much Much lower. 👌

[@notalenthere]

@@tallibon7011 this is pure speculation. No one has shown a real business plan that shows cost per mile is dramatically reduced enough to have people forgo owning cars. People should check Uber cost to get from home to work and back (plus any other daily drives) and decide how low that would need to be to not own a car.

[@davidrounds3245]

I think they need to prove the self driving concept in cars with steering wheels and brakes. Once it becomes completely comfortable and proven they could roll out the taxi with no steering wheel or brake. To roll that out first, I don't think people will trust it. Need to prove it works, it is safe, IT CAN'T BE HACKED.

[@surferdude4487]

With an electric car, the whole thing could be controlled with a joystick. Such a thing could be concealed in the centre counsel and unlocked if the car has a software or sensor failure.. At no point would I ever be comfortable with a vehicle that has no manual override.

[@strangerranger2565]

Give me $56 Billion dollars and I will give everyone flying robotaxis! I promise.

[@easywriter7836]

Where do we send the money?

[@LoveItDirtyOffroad]

Waymo seems to be doing it near flawlessly in Phoenix

[@IakonaWayne]

People have already said that there’s two versions of the Robo taxi. One will be consumer based in the other will be you know a dedicated Robo taxi.

[@georgegoodwin9722]

Yes, there are currently driverless taxis, limited to where they can drive, but also, there are people in an operations center taking over when the car is making a mistake. Not a long term solution.

[@CarlitoswayDR]

I hear all these Robotaxi theories but how it will handle the charging part while driving on its own but even worse in an accident that is the other person’s fault? I think the 25k car makes much more sense to focus than all other delusional ideas .

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

25K car will not come. There is no profit in such cheap vehicles. Robo Taxi will have inductive charging or can charge anywhere with human help. Bots will come later.

[@michaelnurse9089]

Elon is so delusional. S,X,3,Y,CT - failed to get them off the ground. One day he will want to build rockets. What a fool.

[@surferdude4487]

You do know that Tesla vehicles are equipped with cameras, right? There won't be any no fault, hit and run or disputed collisions of any sort. That's better than I can do with the car I have now.

[@dougmanck4149]

My question is: will that many more people use a "taxi" just because it costs less than now and doesn't have a driver?

[@thiseye]

If it means not having to own a car, yes

[@snookmeister55]

Car ownership costs have gone up for a long time and per capita car ownership has declined accordingly, since 1978. There is every reason to believe that car ownership will continue to decline and no reason to think otherwise.

[@t1328]

Given my experiences with FSD so far, I would pay for a regular Uber rather than a Tesla self driving taxi every time. FSD is without question improving at a rapid pace though. But it still occasionally makes some pretty serious, and potentially fatal mistakes. I use it on long road trips, and love it. The other day, I was driving on a highway using FSD, and on the right most lane preparing for a right hand exit in 2 miles. There was a highway on ramp, and a truck was coming in to my right on the on ramp lane. The FSD decided for some reason to indicate and move into the on-ramp lane, and would have hit that truck had I not intervened. This is one example, and it’s rare. But it only takes one like this to cause a major accident. Bottom line is that had I not intervened, I would have hit that truck.

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

There are no taxi where i live. I have to order one 2 days beforehand. With robo taxi there is a realistic chance i get one under 15 minutes. If there are enough robo taxi i would not have to drive with my own cars anymore. Of course it all depends on the real cost. If the robo taxi costs the same as taxi now it is too expensive and a private vehicle is cheaper.

[@markthomas7279]

If it's significantly cheaper such that it becomes more convenient then YES. Ownership hard wires you to a certain vehicle profile. Robotaxi means you will be able to select the vehicle of your choice to match your immediate pragmatic needs. If you the have VERY niche needs eg camper, you can still buy (but possibly there will be niche operators addressing particular need is car rental plus autonomous driver, whilst STILL benefitting from robotaxi for routine, pragmatic use. Basically you subscribe to the largest generic car club in the whole world with the flexibility of vehicle choice enabled by economies of scale.

[@rambo4war]

This robo taxi will be Elons Metaverse moment. I want it to succeed but it seems like a flop coming

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

Kassandra.

[@markthomas7279]

Why. What's your rationale.

[@michaelnurse9089]

FSD is basically ready for Robotaxi today. The poorer hald of humanity will lap up the cost of transport dropping 70%. What exactly is going to cause the flop, pray tell?

[@EnhanceYourTrajectory]

It's probably just early... Very well could be Tesla's huge moment, over time. The cheaper car RN is probably more important. Peoples money is pinched and rn who's going to use it anyways? They need a cheaper vehicle to scale cheaply but with good quality. Would be bought a lot more at least in this economy than fsd taxi imo.

[@testingtime7780]

You are 100% right

[@brian_huang]

My new Tesla can’t even stitch a 360 camera together and we think it’ll eventually be able to drive itself? I doubt it.

[@DonellChester]

@13:10 so on this b-roll we're not going to notice the motorcycle at the middle of the screen get in a near collision?!

[@tobepropst6539]

Seriously?

[@craigwflys]

For me the biggest change will be when some new battery tech that gives a range at least 600 miles plus and can be charged quickly. Price is important too but not having range anxiety might make EV's much more mainstream. Plus they need to continue developing the charging network too.

[@glennturner1057]

Exactly

[@jameslobosco36]

On 8/8/2024 Elon will introduce a platform that with steering wheel, will be the model 2, without will be the robotaxi. Check and mate.

[@trythis2821]

I want to see the robo taxi, wondering if it will be the model 2. If that is case maybe they can sell it as a regular small car as well. But it needs at least 4 seats.

[@michaelnurse9089]

Robotaxi is software, not hardware. All 3 million Teslas already on the roads will be robotaxi compatable. The model 2 is not coming because it will be unprofitable. You can get a model 3 redux in a year. $34k less subsidies - maybe a $27k car.

[@tomb5552]

I’ve driven the Chevy Bolt, it’s a regular car with an electric motor. It’s the perfect transition for the common public to make the change to EVs. Tesla needs a car that will fit that need, cheaper and easy to drive.

[@surferdude4487]

Sure, great car... If you don't mind not being able to fast charge and defective pouch batteries that burst into flame for no apparent reason. The Bolt is the car for you.

[@regulartxdude7813]

When we get true robo-taxis the number of vehicles needed will be significantly lower since we will eventually only need a fleet of vehicles to “Uber” people to and from their destinations and many people will choose to not own a car if each ride is cheap enough. At that point it will be interesting to see if Tesla can be profitable in their auto business basically as an Uber that also makes cars.

[@AaronTyson]

If the robotaxi software is successful. And the public adopts the technology. The problem you’ll see is the rideshare market will be flooded with robotaxis removing any tangible profit for the owners. Because there’s so many robotaxis available for hire.

[@jbell6642]

It doesn’t have to be a Robotaxi vs a $25k car proposition. Who’s to say they won’t be the same vehicle? Remember Steve Jobs teasing that Apple would release a new iPod AND a cellphone. They turned out to be the same device. Same thing here.

[@IndigenousEarthling101]

Tesla will likely de-risk the development of Robotaxi by beginning with existing vehicle platforms, including a lower cost compact hatchback, before mass production of dedicated Robotaxi/CyberCab vehicles. Dedicated Robotaxi/CyberCab vehicles will likely not be mass produced until cira 2026-2027 with the availability of Tesla's Hardware/AI 5 inference computers at scale.

[@michaelnurse9089]

It almost like you have been paying attention to everything Tesla says on the subject.

[@kennygts10]

It’s more of an ethics thing having jobs being taken away big transportation companies losing money and all that money going into one company disaster waiting to happen

[@itsallgoodaversa]

You had me up until you said Rivian. Great company, great product, but there is a near zero chance that they are able to produce a lower cost car at profit then Tesla with their comparatively low manufacturing discipline.

[@michaelnurse9089]

When Tesla did it, is was so hard it almost sunk the company. And they had no competition at the time. Rivian will have to do it while competing with an ever price dropping Cybertruck.

[@glennturner1057]

BYD is on its way. I don’t like BYD, but if they come with a cheaper EV and with new technology to take care of Range Anxiety, Tesla will have a serious problem.

[@apferrando]

Robotaxi announcement can be 8/8 just fine. It was 5 years between the Cybertruck being announced and people actually driving them off the lot. 5 years, plus another free trial of FSD snuck in there here or there would increase the data exponentially. Sounds plausible considering all of that.

[@dwielt]

As a new Tesla owner, I am realizing that this car is such a joy to drive, why would I want to let the car take over? This is the inherent dilemma for me.

[@guyg2005]

You read my mine. Great video. I rejected my CT option to order the Foundation after Elon announced you could buy the CT next quarter at a lower cost during the investors meeting this week. Elon is out there. He has built a beautiful car factory in Texas. Wasted way to many resources on the CT and is about to do it again with Robotaxi. Probably why so many key folks at Tesla have left. I have been a supporter for years and own a Y. Maybe if you are 7 years old you love Elon, but he is not ready for adults.

[@preeyakumari-i2q]

Putting eggs all in one basket? Not a wise decision ! Forget robo taxi and get the model 2 out. Shoulda been done instead of cyber truck. Cyber truck a mistake too costly and off putting design . Will not sell in high numbers. Does not appeal to average truck buyers

[@KenPaulsen13]

I don't think it's all or nothing. The August announcement is likely to show a robotaxi, built on a new low-cost platform... which will be shared with the cheaper car. The cheaper car will come in late 2025, and the robotaxi will be promised soon after, but likely will be delayed and/or rolled out very slowly (regulation, capacity to build them at scale, software not quite ready, etc). I think there's almost zero chance Telsa skips the low cost car, while legacy and BYD pass them.

[@michaelnurse9089]

They said no new platform. It will use the same platform as 3 and y.

[@jimsherod8786]

I wouldn't want to have my own personal car out there for strangers to vomit in, and otherwise abuse. But if cybertaxi becomes a reality, I could see getting rid of a personal car and not having to store it, pay insurance, etc. As with almost everything, it comes down to the economics of it... does it save me money and give me more flexibility? If it makes sense, it will take hold.

[@glennturner1057]

I think unless it’s in a huge city, Americans aren’t going to give up their cars. I sure wouldn’t.

[@darylfortney8081]

Growth stalled as soon as Elon bought Twitter… coincidence?

[@KenPaulsenArchitect]

Generally, existing mass-transit systems are largely subsidized by the government. Therefore, if the robo-taxi hopes to displace existing mass transit using the private sector, it will fail.

[@mykyrox]

Waiting for him to say Weyland was one of his biggest fictional inspirations.

[@barrellcooper6490]

Self driving needs to be compared to the best drivers, not the average driver. The average includes drunks, and other impaired persons, it includes the worst drivers on the road.

[@kida12]

I think Tesla should provide insurance for your car while performing robotaxi duties. It should be included in their share of the fare. I'm pretty sure the insurance companies are not going to cover this usage, at least at first. There is one spot on my trip home that my Tessy takes the turn lane on a highway that has a curb in the turn--EVERY TIME. Something like this could happen and you wouldn't even know why your car did not come home. But all in all, it could be a great revenue source for us old farts who only drive about a thousand miles a year.

[@physics77guy]

Tesla does offer insurance in usa

[@danharold3087]

Yes. It makes a lot of sense for Tesla to sell the insurance and self driving as a single package. As self driving gets better the package could potentially be less than insurance for a regular car.

[@apferrando]

Mine is a little more worrisome than a curb. Mine seems to think that Semi's are open lanes. Turn signal comes on by the cab, lane marked blue on screen, and we start moving... and this guy ***ts his pants every time to pull it back.

[@danharold3087]

@@apferrando Elon said owners will get 2 free weeks of FSD after each major release. Auto Pilot may still be the human coded V11 on some if not all cars.

[@apferrando]

@@danharold3087 did he? That’s pretty great. I much prefer enhanced autopilot myself as I find I mainly turned on FSD on highways anyway, but getting a new taste here and there may push me towards it.

[@philborer877]

Eventually a company is going to figure out full self driving. Tesla has the most data and the most likely approach. For Elon to be all in really isn't All that fanatical. It is going to happen.

[@michaelnurse9089]

Waymo already figured it out years ago. They just did a version that cost $250k. Tesla is doing a version that costs $2.5k.

[@williamrogers1219]

@@michaelnurse9089 Waymo still doesn't go on highways and requires Geo-fencing, limiting its scalability.

[@hex1934]

Good use of capital! No need to gear up for $25,000 car when Robotaxi will eliminate need for today’s yearly volume. Elon is a step ahead passing on the $25,000 car.

[@michaelnurse9089]

10 steps ahead. And that is problem. Most people can't see more than 1 step ahead so they all claim he is stupid. Like Galileo.

[@tr4gik11]

The robo taxi is decades away if not more. Also the put your car to work is not going to happen.

[@mistryfamly]

It was already announced that the battery business is growing rapidly. Many safety nets. Wouldn’t worry. Now elon has more control.

[@larrytornetta9764]

The robo taxi will also be his $25,000 car

[@dutch0770]

Honestly, if Tesla just holds their prices as is.... and ICE vehicles keep going up.... in 5 years, they will be the same price or close to it. Tesla is going to 1000 a share within 3 years. And if they keep up with all the other things the have going on AI, solar, power wall, Optimus, FSD. 2030 will be a 2k a share company. Buy shares while they are under 200

[@quickett]

All of the ev haters sound just just like anti-car people referring to horses 🐎 in the early 1900s

[@michaelnurse9089]

Or those Blackberry bros trashing the iPhone.

[@glennturner1057]

I absolutely love EV’s. I drive a Hybrid now, and am waiting for a cheaper EV, with a longer range, as I travel A LOT! I really love Tesla’s and really don’t want to purchase any other type. But if Tesla keeps screwing around and a car company like BYD gets into the States with a cheaper and longer range EV, people will buy them.

[@Thomas-VA]

Do all the ev lovers sound like flying car enthuasists saying they're just around the corner, next year for sure? 🛸

[@quickett]

@Thomas-VA the KEY difference between evs and flying cars, is that evs are ON THE ROAD RIGHT NOW! Nice try, but you have failed and can scurry aware now.

[@richardereed9205]

A robotaxi announcement does not necessarily mean a new vehicle, but for certain a new service. As quoted earlier, company owned vehicles would ONLY be used when there were not enough personally owned vehicles filling the demand. But why? When a vehicle is made and SOLD the cost of production + a profit are immediately realized and the recovrred production cost can be used to produce a new vehicle within hours,-- step and repeat. But a company owned Robotaxi will bring in income in a dribble and take months to amortise the production cost, leaving debt on the books for months.

[@jem3000]

Whys no one talking about the new fabulous vibrant neon thumbnails

[@TheLDunn1]

I don’t get it. Elon has stated that they need 6 billion miles of driving data for their Ai to learn from. They have a little over 1/6th of that collected so far. Wouldn’t the logical thing to have been to deliver the $25k Model 2, sell a load of those, boosting the mileage accumulation, & reducing the time to hit 6 billion miles of data, and a year or two after introducing the cheaper Model 2, then introduce the cybercab? Other logic for this being that some folk might decide to NOT buy a model 2 and just use cybercab for their personal transportation needs (which I do think is the future eventually). By launching cybercab first, it feels like they might be cannibalising sales of a cheaper model 2. They could have sold a load of model 2’s first, then have some of those customers decide to get out of the car ownership market at trade in time and rely on cybercab…feels like they are missing the opportunity to sell a few more model 2’s to me doing it this way around.

[@txtabby]

We don't need a Goddamn Robo Taxi!!! What we Want is the $25K car!!!

[@haukikannel]

Two seated electric vehicle that is 1.5m long and max speed 60 mails per hour. And battery that last 100 mails in one change. I think that it is doable!

[@Darky-vz1mr]

My Problem with Teslas vehicles so far ist not the price, but the size. Im a young single guy without my own family and for example dont need a long ass limousine. But i like the Tesla brand and deisgning. So i would love to buy a smaller tesla in the size of a vw golf or better polo with all the tesla features. I would even pay up to 40k for a sports version in that size level

[@TheLobo91]

They better hurry their wireless charging cause their robotaxis dont have anywhere to charge. So many things needed before robotaxi. Their stock will plummet once the media start their robotaxi crashes FUD. V2H, wireless charging, semi FSD, highway charging, should be focused on first cause its going to take years before people are comfortable with robotaxi.

[@carlbernhard9617]

Way too early to bet the house on this.

[@snookmeister55]

Early is affordable. Waiting will be expensive. Otherwise, no problem with that plan.

[@michaelnurse9089]

Why? FSD is good enough in SF right now. Proven track record of 6 vehicles. Best engineers. Plenty of capital. Time is right.

[@user-xs3ly6wj1c]

Imagine: if full self-driving fails, how boring the human future will be.

[@DaleRBrown]

GREAT UPDATE! Thanks for always being concise and articulate!!!

[@duanejahn2368]

Car insurance, already predatory, would go sky high for the owners. They are already desperate.

[@mikej9449]

evs arent going to become mainstream until theyre affordable for everyone

[@Mahnaymisjay]

No cars are affordable anymore.

[@michaelnurse9089]

Robotaxi will be half the price of Uber.

[@gerald1964]

How effectively will FSD perform when 1) It is dark outside 2) Optical sensors become ineffective due to road salt kicking up during winter 3) Early morning or dusk when the sun saturates the optical sensors 4) The pavement is slippery due to sleet or snow and cars move in less than predictable paths as predicted by ML algorithms. 6) etc. etc.. What happens if and when the unfortunate incident of a Tesla RoboTaxi running over its first pedestrian occurs because the pedestrian could not be seen for any reason by the optical sensors of the RoboTaxi or because I dare say a software bug? Does the NTSB pull these RoboTaxis out of service pending thorough investigation? Remember what happened to the 737 Max. In any case, having a RoboTaxi that does not allow for human intervention is probably not the best path forward - at least for the first iteration. I do hope that reliable FSD does become part of our future and is more reliable than an even an attentive driver. The path may not be straight however.

[@michaelkeppler6593]

The cameras are mostly shielded from the elements with the 2 front facing cameras located inside the vehicle, just like a human.

[@Thomas-VA]

@@michaelkeppler6593 so windshield wipers since windows get layered with weather and condensation

[@jhelotes5627]

It would be disastrous for Tesla to move its resources building an ‘affordable’ EV. The Y and 3 are already affordable. In addition, one cannot ignore inflation. That $25,000 EV people are talking about, after inflation would be $33,000.00 today. The used car market is a better option for those seeking affordability.

[@glennturner1057]

I personally do not find vehicles at $50,000 or more affordable

[@jhelotes5627]

@@glennturner1057 I, personally, don’t care. Nor should Tesla.

[@grahamstefaan]

They need a brand new S and X.

[@TheLDunn1]

Oh & another thing….. When I drive to work in my Tesla, then decide to put it to autonomous work for me for 7 hours while I work, how is the car going to recharge itself with no driver? They need to develop an autonomous recharging station where cars can enter and a robotic arm connects power to the car, sorts out payment, and charges the vehicle up to a certain amount / time then disengages and passes control back to the car to go about its automated business. Without this, cybercab and offering your personal car out for automated hire is goi g to be flawed.

[@CDKladis]

I do know 2 things, one I am getting another Tesla and sooner or later FSD, right now no way, not worth it. Looking at what this system can do and myself getting older I can see it keeping my independents for a lot longer then the way things are now

[@chuckz28]

Majority of all people do not want random strangers driving in their car when they arent in it. Not a chance. A better model would be using robotaxi as an owned by tesla or company fleet where you as a person pay a monthly fee for access to use one when and where you need it. It would almost never be the same vehicle but all maintenance issues would be tesla's problem not the customer. Basically a rental car every day but at the cost of a car payment/month instead of thr cost of a car payment every few days.

[@skipondowntheroad5833]

Tesla has been talking about a $25K car for at least six years. Adjusted for a modest 5% yearly inflation (currency debasement), that car would now be $33.5K.

[@mikeazeka1753]

Isn't Tesla's competition BYD, even with tariffs, not a legacy car maker nor a weak startup like polestar or rivian?

[@bugguy1967]

Did they say Robotaxi unveil or Robotaxi announcement?

[@michaelnurse9089]

Unveil.

[@sokus1]

Ryan, who’s edited your videos - check the sound level - pump up a bit!..

[@05macdonaldsmitha]

Shout out to Edinburgh and Bass Rock in Scotland at 10:37...

[@StevePerry85]

The problem with full FSD is some people prefer to drive themselves sometimes.

[@michaelnurse9089]

This is true but it is 10% of people. Those 10% think that all other people are like them. Most driving is commuting into work and back home for office workers, sales calls.

[@tobepropst6539]

Me? There's a BUNCH of stuff id rather be doing than driving

[@roberto.gallegos]

This is one of the most convincing video I’ve seen to convince me to invest in Tesla

[@barrellcooper6490]

Self driving car is not a recent expectation of mine. Mine goes back to the early 80s. It can't get here soon enough.

[@mutantsoft]

El sistema FSD es mas costoso que un tesla de 25.000 dolares 🙌🏻

[@Bachater_Oz]

84000 miles no accidents. 2020 performance model 3. 257miles on 100% & on second set of tires.

[@HypocritesExposd]

Can you provide context why you posted this? Genuine question.

[@Bachater_Oz]

@@HypocritesExposd so people know it’s safe to buy a tesla

[@conflictionated387]

@@Bachater_Oz Do you mean that you have been running FSD with no interventions for 84000 miles?

[@Bachater_Oz]

@@conflictionated387 no, I stated no accidents. I did forget to mention I have FSD though. On average I would say the car drives 97% of the time. I can’t wait till it parks itself and makes a quick reverse to make a correction. When I first got the car, FSD would do about 90% of the driving. I had to take it out of parking lots, place it in the middle of the road and then activate it. To make turns I would have to take over and then repeat aligning to the middle and pulling the stalk down. Huge difference in just a couple years.

[@conflictionated387]

@@Bachater_Oz Thanks for the clarification!

[@HansFreiNZ]

Tesla will solve FSD no one else will 😊

[@preeyakumari-i2q]

Don’t be so sure !

[@larrytornetta9764]

Millions and millions of aging baby boomers who want to own a car but have trouble driving it. I am one. FSD is the answer.

[@michaelnurse9089]

Waymo already solved it. China will do it soon.

[@johnmoses3098]

Ryan, this is a brilliant presentation!

[@Galileo9.81]

Nice intro, Rayn~👍🏻

[@mikethebest6]

With Elon it never goes as expected, because of Elon random obsesiones with robo taxi and ditching new model Y has caused the company tremendously and thousands of model y seating at parking lots at Giga Texas and California. I sold my two model Ys and not planning to buy another Tesla since I had huge losses 40k + including the gas savings and gov credits.

[@dzynguy]

The cybertruck rollout was an unmitigated disaster. A new car, that dies if it goes through a car wash? Is already rusting? Just laid off hundreds of workers, so less people to help fix the issues. Tesla's unsold can be seen from space there's so many of them? Sure, seems like a well thought out idea to give one man 50 billion dollars for such an outstanding job. Well done. Can't wait for a new one, gotta be completely problem free I'd assume, given the payout they can afford to give him, made by less people after massive firings. I mean, what could possibly go wrong?

[@michaelnurse9089]

CT is going great. Ramping like mad and no shortage of customers. The rust was a myth - its dirt. Don't watch so much CNN bro.

[@Easore]

All you wrote is misinformation from media. Dont repeat the script, inform yourself.

[@adrianjamesNEWS]

Ditching plans for a $25k car to go all in on a robotaxi proves Elon drinks his own kool-aid. Dude is crazy out of touch with reality.

[@thestonksmarket1897]

So when Optimus humanoid robots begin sales and deployment to actual customers, and Tesla robotaxis are giving rides on streets all over the world, are you going to eat your words? I can’t wait :)

[@That-Guy_]

From what I have seen the claim about not doing the $25k car is A rumor that has not been confirmed by Tesla. We should know for sure in August.

[@alexsiul1142]

So as starting a full EV car company in 2003

[@LocoSkates]

I’m not 100% convinced by FSD either, but interested to see how well this comment ages

[@jiwoonhur9892]

​@@That-Guy_ Bro they literally said they are delaying the launch of 25k car to focus on robotaxi in their ER. Pay attention.

[@YouT860]

That new car smell is caused by toxic chemicals in the plastic yes it’s harmful don’t you love it.

[@michaelnurse9089]

BS. New cars are naturally odorless - Lego is plastic and it does not smell like that. Industry insiders say they spray that stuff onto the surfaces because people love it.

[@YouT860]

@@michaelnurse9089 many types of plastic.

[@matthewhormann8752]

Will the world’s governments allow a car on the road with no driver? Who is at fault if an accident takes place? I agree safety can be improved with FSD, but it won’t be perfect.

[@992GTS-DC]

Elon claims that the latest version of FSD is safer than human drivers, yet is easy to find recent videos of where very serious accidents would have occurred should the human not taken over control at the last minute. Also why are all the videos taken in quiet suburbs on nice clear days, how does the system do in heavy rain on overcrowded city streets?

[@Nano4life09]

I hope its finally affordable cars

[@qitstrn]

Who makes affordable csrs these days? All cars are very expensive

[@Nano4life09]

@@qitstrn as a meme: free Realistically idk like 15k lmao

[@Fumbiii16]

@@qitstrnNissan does. Used teslas are 20k that’s affordable. The Corolla has been the most affordable car for ages. Many decades. Get your money up

[@naeso9994]

New here can someone tell me why he only covers the model y and 3?

[@stevencaudio]

Cause it’s 95% of the models… he’s covered S & X but more Cybertruck as of late. With the other companies..,

[@DanaLarocca-zn1nf]

You could have a small group own a car at very low cost and share only with each other. The car picks up everyone then drops each off at destinations. Everyone suddenly can afford a tesla! This model already in use for small planes.

[@snookmeister55]

Yes, that's more practical than vehicles that are mostly parked. Ride share app is not much different.

[@michaelnurse9089]

Also, if you share with a private group - no cleaning vomit off the seats or wondering why there is white powder on the dashboard.

[@nelsonmei9527]

Anyone needs a cybertruck reservation that is ready to order?

[@DB-cu4hn]

YES

[@mekko1413]

Need to stop trying to emphasize the green portion of EV's as they are no where near close to having a similar carbon footprint as an ICE vehicle. Currently you need to drive an EV nearly 400,000 miles before their carbon footprint is the equivilent of a similar ICE this is mainly due to the carbon footprint of the batteries. So no one should think they are being green by driving an EV. Do they have potential to have a smaller carbon footprint yes they do but they are not there yet. I am a fan of Tesla and their EV's even own a model Y, but tired of hearing people think that EV's today have a smaller carbon footprint than comparable ICE vehicles in size. ICE is also making huge advancements that may make EV's pointless. I bought my model Y for FSD and that is why i am supporting Tesla both in product purchase's and stock purchases.

[@stevencaudio]

Firstly FSD does not allow any distractions with the driver, basically wants you staring out the windshield with a 2 handed death grip on the wheel, FORGET about any laptop/device work… May as well drive yourself, what’s the point??? Also slams on brakes often & jumps on accelerator wildly when taking off… Annoying. Also don’t get how he expects more ppl will use an autonomous taxi, he’s tunnel visioned with this nonsense .. build the 25k car!!!

[@georgelewis8831]

Tesla has never sold FSD: full self driving it has sold FSD beta or FSD supervised never full self driving

[@michaelnurse9089]

Yes. But you want be able to say that in two years time. That is what matters.

[@stuartf7949]

Great content... thank you

[@dowmck]

Question: How will these RoboTaxis charge themselves?

[@snookmeister55]

Humanless charging for Tesla vehicles is already being developed and tested, for years now.

[@michaelnurse9089]

Find out on 8/8.

[@Clark-Mills]

Re FSD... I drive a manual car; I prefer a manual car. But... I do use automated lifts now and also obey traffic lights (as opposed to the good old pointsman). Yes, there's a huge trust wall to climb with FSD but that said I don't entirely trust the taxi/Uber drivers either...

[@michaelnurse9089]

People trust their own driving - and it kills one million of them a year. Tesla/Waymo are roughly 10x safer than humans already - but no buck with a pickup truck wants to get in one.

[@chrisbraid2907]

Hey Ryan, you are just talking Tesla Cars, he isn’t risking everything by any means … sure FSD has its regulatory problems but you can’t blame Elon for his optimism. There are expectations that need to be met of curbed if they are unreasonable … I don’t see Tesla Energy storage at Risk as Scaled installations are going into Japan, Hawaii and Australia as they can afford to …. They don’t fully abandon any project to make one project work. Tesla might not ratify FSD in America but it’s already in acceptance in China so it’s only wait and see … he’s really getting excited about the Robotics and the Uses of Artificial Intelligence that they are applying to their products. The negative diatribe you spout ignores how all those other Tesla Beater companies have failed to find their Golden Egg . Cost and design hamper them. Tesla keeps their product simple and fresh. OTA updating and the Supercharger network are head and shoulders above every other offering from the English speaking Car Makers and China has all sorts of internal problems getting a viable full range competitor to match any Tesla …

[@yacahumax1431]

between most people's vision of the future and Elon's , I think I am going to go with Elon.

[@dabrain22video]

elon is right its just it will take at least 25% longer to achieve whatever it is with the 3 models they will introduce a drivable version of the robotaxi/fsd is not ready to roll out.

[@michaelnurse9089]

Things are moving fast on the FSD side. The reveal is on 8/8 - they will go live in the first city 3 months later with large staff compliment. I estimate it will start making profits a in 2026. Full rollout by 2028. There is plenty of time.

[@london_biker6177]

if the stumbling block is sufficient data why didn't they just give FSD away for free for the earlier adopters?

[@michaelnurse9089]

The need data from people without FSD. FSD data is less useful.

[@abdulshabazz8597]

Although a route to independence, car ownership is a complete wealth and equity suck: The average person owns 9 to 13 cars during their lifetime. The average vehicle purchase price is $25,000. The cost of auto insurance continues to increase with no added value in coverage, 0 claims, and 0 claim penalties which increase your premiums; not to mention, industry wide collusion, punishing premiums holders whom forget or decide not to switch every 6 months, yada yada yada. It's like the cartels, in a fixed game, with insurance holders arguing over graveyard plots: 2 generals (including Mother Nature!) and 8 billion pawns. Your boss's boss's boss and my boss's boss's boss are the same boss. Join in?? Really? Not sure who's going to win that one, people?? If $25,000 had been invested in each of Tesla, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google for 10 years, starting from 2006, not including lucrative stock splits, Tesla (went from $17 to $226), Amazon (went from $47 to $636.99), Microsoft (went from $26.84 to $54.80), and Google (went from $414.86 to $741.84) -- in total, $100,000 invested equally across these four companies since 2006 (and 2010 for Tesla) would have grown to approximately $760,772 at the culmination of 2016! !! Elon is right, robotaxi ftw; we need to move beyond the casino shell game.

[@preeyakumari-i2q]

The biggest drawback to US adoption to EV’s is range anxiety. Competition is gaining fast and Tesla models are long in the tooth . To me it’s about the battery . They have to come up with a 500 + battery range so you would only have to charge once a week. If they could do that then they would beat the competition. If not look out .If other car makers do it first Tesla will be done !

[@michaelnurse9089]

EV range anxiety is the most cited reason people give. The reality is you will never run out of battery in the US unless you get stuck in that town from Deliverance.

[@tobepropst6539]

L

[@glennturner1057]

Other EV companies are coming with longer range, cheaper vehicles in the near future. Tesla needs to stay on top of it.

[@stuartwilson4960]

Still waiting for the hyperloop.

[@PSSavant]

The market for a 25k car is so large, it would be a bad idea to bet on robotaxis at this moment. That can be a future plan not present.

[@wisdomandy9361]

Elon might not be great at predicting the future difficulties with engineering, but his vision isn't something you can scoff at which he proves time and time again. This essentially makes the TSLA stock a very obvious investment opportunity imo.

[@TeamCykelhold]

I'm sure 8th announcement won't just be some promises of incredible things coming "very soon".