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Clearly the robotaxi company with the weakest sensors, the worst software, and the most deranged CEO. Fortunately reality has not been tainted by an actual robotaxis implementation, though long promised by their leader…

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Jalopnik – Tesla Can’t Even Make Full-Self Driving Work In A Tunnel It Built

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08/28/24

Jalopnik reports on how Tesla will continue to NOT be able to use FSD in the Las Vegas tunnel. Some form of driver assistance, yes, but not FSD. And this is the technology that robotaxis are to be based on?

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CNBC – Tesla’s Optimus faces stiff humanoid competition at Beijing robot conference

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08/26/24

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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WSJ – Tesla Finance VP Departs in Latest Executive Exit at Automaker

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08/22/24

WSJ reports that yet another import VP has departed from Tesla. The rats are clearly jumping ship, given their lack of faith in Tesla's purported future.

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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

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08/20/24

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

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08/20/24

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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Bloomberg – Elon Musk’s Delayed Tesla Robotaxis Are a Dangerous Diversion

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08/8/24

Bloomberg reports on how the vaporware robotaxi demo originally schedules for August 8th did of course not happen. Plus the whole robotaxi concept appears to simply be a diversion to boost up Tesla stock prices. And it has worked! Meanwhile, a motorcyclist was killed by a Tesla driver using FSD.

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Electrek – Tesla Full Self-Driving data makes Elon Musk lower expectations

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08/1/24
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Electrek reports on how crowd sourced data, limited as it is, shows that Tesla is nowhere near achieving a claimed 5x-10x improvement in miles between interventions for FSD.

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AP – Tesla in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist was using self-driving system, authorities say

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07/30/24
Rev 08/8/24

AP reports that a Tesla driver using FSD struck an killed a motorcyclist in the Seattle area.

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CNN – Elon Musk said Tesla robotaxi skeptics should try ‘full self driving.’ A Wall Street analyst nearly crashed

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07/30/24
Rev 07/31/24

CNN reports on how an analyst from Truist Securities took up Elon Musk's statement that doubters of FSD should test-drive it. It did not work out well.

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Wall Street Journal – The Hidden Autopilot Data That Reveals Why Teslas Crash

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07/30/24

Wall Street Journal created two fascinating videos showing how investigators were able to obtain hidden Autopilot videos showing why Teslas have crashed. This is information that Tesla has tried to keep hidden, but hackers to the rescue. Tesla not using LiDAR sensors has been a deadly mistake.

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NY Times – Elon Musk Says Robotaxis Are Tesla’s Future. Experts Have Doubts.

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07/29/24

NY Times reports on how Elon Musk's claim of Tesla magically creating robotaxis is completely detached from reality. Also, analysis don't even see how Waymo could turn robotaxis into a profitable business.

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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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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.