Tesla

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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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 .
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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.
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Fortune – Top Tesla analyst shocks market with prediction that volumes will drop, prompting stock swoon to 10-month low

Article from Fortune on how Tesla is no longer a "red-hot growth stock." This article is pertinent because it shows how Tesla is getting desperate, which of course will affect how they try to further monetize FSD and Auto Pilot, perhaps before they are ready.
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The Verge – Dude, where’s my self-driving car?

Article from the Verge by Andrew J. Hawkins on why we don't have the autonomous vehicles we were promised. The excellent article presents not only the history of the development of autonomous vehicles, but also why it has taken so long, why the predictions have been so far off (especially with Tesla), and why so much money has been thrown at the technology.
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Electrek – Tesla finally releases FSD v12, its last hope for self-driving

Elon Musk claims Tesla's FSD Beta v12 update brings a shift to end-to-end neural networks, replacing vast lines of explicit code. If successful, the AI-driven system may fulfill longstanding self-driving promises. Skeptics anticipate rollout issues, as prior updates have been unpredictable. The v12 is now rolling out to select early beta testers, with Tesla's credibility in FSD on the line.
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