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Tesla crash and fire

The Verge – Elon Musk says Tesla will reveal its robotaxi on August 8th

4/5/24 was a really bad day of news for Tesla. There were articles on how badly Tesla is doing financially, how they have cancelled their much needed low-cost model, how Musk claimed that model hasn't been canceled, and how no other companies are interested in FSD. So of course Musk makes another absurd announcement to distract attention. Suddenly FSD will actually work, they will achieve full Level 4 autonomy, and the Tesla Robotaxi will be unveiled on 8/8/24. Just absurd.
Read MoreThe Verge – Elon Musk says Tesla will reveal its robotaxi on August 8th
Reuters

Reuters – Exclusive: Tesla scraps low-cost car plans amid fierce Chinese EV competition

Reuters is first to report that Tesla has cancelled their much need entry-level $25k Tesla model. This information is based on multiple sources and internal company messages that were seen by Reuters. Soon after Tesla CEO Elon Musk provided conflicting information, but everyone knows that his statements are completely unreliable. Other articles with statements by Musk are available here at robotaxi.rodeo .
Read MoreReuters – Exclusive: Tesla scraps low-cost car plans amid fierce Chinese EV competition

Quartz – Elon Musk offered Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system to other automakers. No one took him up on it

As Tesla prospects falter Elon Musk tried his old trick of hyping Full Self Driving (FSD) by offering it to rival car manufacturing companies. The newsworthy part is that no other companies have expressed any interest in FSD, likely because it is a pathetic and unsafe product.
Read MoreQuartz – Elon Musk offered Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system to other automakers. No one took him up on it
cruise car

Fortune – General Motors has sliced Cruise’s budget by $1B, but says it may bring on new Cruise investors when it starts rolling robo-taxis back on the streets

Fortune article on how GM is exploring whether they can get others to bail out Cruise by claiming that it is an AI company, since that is where the money currently is. And still, no plan for restarting actual service.
Read MoreFortune – General Motors has sliced Cruise’s budget by $1B, but says it may bring on new Cruise investors when it starts rolling robo-taxis back on the streets
NYC

The Verge – New York City welcomes robotaxis — but only with safety drivers

Article from The Verge on how NYC will be allowing robotaxis, but only with human drivers. Importantly, to get a permit operators will need to first report "disengagements" from service in another city. This is critical information that the robotaxi operators have so far refused to hand over.
Read MoreThe Verge – New York City welcomes robotaxis — but only with safety drivers