WSJ – Tesla Finance VP Departs in Latest Executive Exit at Automaker
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.
Robotaxi.news
Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Robotaxi.news
Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Scouring the news for interesting articles on robotaxis.
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Bloomberg – Uber to Begin Offering Self-Driving Cruise Cars, Shares Fall
Bloomberg reports on an purported deal where Uber will offer Cruise robotaxi rides early 2025.
SF Standard – Parents’ hush-hush back-to-school hack: Sending their kids off in a Waymo
SF Standard reports that the reason some people like Waymo robotaxis is because they are able to have their kids ride alone, since there is no human driver to enforce the rules.
Streetsblog – Is America Ready for the Equity Impacts of the AV Revolution?
Streetsblog reports on how equity implications of autonomous vehicles has not at all been adequately addressed
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.
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.
