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Scouring the news for interesting articles on robotaxis.

Joined: 12/29/2023
Articles: 211

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Business Insider – Elon Musk is probably getting a little nervous

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07/24/24

Business Insider reports on the Q2 earnings call, and how Tesla investors are not happy with the situation. Elon Musk is definitely feeling the heat, though continues to spout falsehoods about the alleged Tesla robotaxi.

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Jalopnik – Tesla’s Aging Cars Aren’t Selling So Elon’s Making Promises About AI And New Models

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07/23/24

Editors note: this article is worthwhile for this one quote: In a lot of ways, Elon Musk has built a complete house of cards for his stock based on promises and ideas that’ll just get kicked further down the road. In the meantime, though, enjoy the meme possibilities. See original article by Andy…

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NY Times – Tesla’s Profit Fell 45% in the Second Quarter on Weak E.V. Sales

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07/23/24

NY Times reports that Tesla had another awful quarter, with year-over-year sales decline of 4.8% and profit drop of 45%. Meanwhile, other EV manufacturers are doing much better.

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NY Times – G.M. Will Restart Cruise Taxi Service

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07/23/24

NY Times reports that Cruise has restarted operations in Dallas, Houston and Phoenix, though with human safety drivers. Article also reports that Cruise has lost $500 million for the first 6 months of 2024.

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TechCrunch – Elon Musk sets new date for Tesla robotaxi reveal, calls everything beyond autonomy ‘noise’

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07/23/24
Rev 07/24/24

TechCrunch reports that a new date of October 10th has been set for the Tesla robotaxi "unveiling". Unanswered is whether this "unveiling" will be even more embarassing than the Tesla robot mime one.

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TechCrunch – Alphabet to invest another $5B into Waymo

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07/23/24
Rev 07/24/24

TechCrunch reports that Waymo is committing a new round of funding of "up to $5B" over the next few years. This is not truly news though since it is just consistent with their recent annual investments.