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SF Examiner – California ban on driverless trucks heads to Newsom’s desk — again

SF Examiner reports that the California state Legislature has once again approved requiring vehicles over 10,000 to have a human operator on board. It is now up to Gov Newsom to sign the legislation. But given his love of lobbyists he will most likely veto it for the second time.
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CNBC – Tesla’s Optimus faces stiff humanoid competition at Beijing robot conference

CNBC reports that at the World Robot Conference many humanlike robots were doing various activities. But the Tesla Optimus Robot was stationary, in a plastic box, not even powered on. This is a preview of the Tesla robotaxi unveiling, which, if it ever happens, will be another Elon Musk farce.
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Business Insider – Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover has ended up as the worst buyout deal for banks since the financial crisis

Business Insider reports that Elon Musk's buyout of Twitter was the worse deal for banks in a long time. The banks still are burdened by not being able to sell off these risky loans. This is more evidence that Tesla/Musk do not even have the financial capability of creating a robotaxi fleet.
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Jalopnik – Tesla Semi Battery Pack Bursts Into Flames And Spews Toxic Fumes After Crash

Tesla trucks were supposed to be so clean and amazing. But Jalopnik reports that of the very few of them out on our roads, one of them crashed and caught fire, spewing toxic fumes and closing I-80 for many hours. Tesla is clearly incapable of providing something as complicated as a safe robotaxi system.
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