Fortune – Tesla shares will surge 10-fold on Elon Musk’s robotaxi plan, says Ark CEO Cathie Wood
Fortune reports on Cathie Wood still being absurdly bullish on Tesla stock based on Musk's false promises of robotaxis, robots, and AI.
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Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
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Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
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The news media has expended considerable effort researching and publishing information about the robotaxi business. This channel highlights some of the important articles.
Read MoreFortune – Tesla shares will surge 10-fold on Elon Musk’s robotaxi plan, says Ark CEO Cathie Wood
SF Standard – Suspect argues with Waymo before attacking disabled person, fracturing his skull, cops say
SF Standard reports that a drunk person accosted a Waymo, and then attacked a disabled person, rendering them unconscious and in the hospital.
Electrek – Elon Musk confirms Tesla Robotaxi delay, says front design change
Electrek reports on Elon Musk's dubious claims that the 8/8 robotaxi event had to be delayed due to him asking for "front end changes".
SF Standard – Woman tire-slashed 17 robotaxis, prosecutors say. But Waymo was watching
SF Standard reports that a person who allegedly slashed the tires of 17 Waymo robotaxis is being held in jail without bail. Also, “Waymo is also taking steps to recover the damages sustained". Google has become pure evil.
Jalopnik – Of Course Tesla Is A Meme Stock Now
Jalopnik reports: yup, Tesla is a pure meme stock now, completely adrift from the company's financials.
Washington Post – Tesla sells ‘Self-Driving’ cars. Is it fraud?
Washington Post reports on how Tesla claims of 'self-driving' cars is now being called, by some, "fraud". An excellent article that explains the legal jeopardy that Tesla has been placed into by its CEO.
Inside EVs – Tesla Reportedly Delays Robotaxi Event By Two Months
Inside EVs reports that the Tesla robotaxi reveal has been delayed by a couple of months. Importantly, they also cast doubts on Tesla being able to create a robotaxi in the first place.
Bloomberg – Tesla Plans to Delay Robotaxi Event to Build More Prototypes
Bloomberg reports that for now the Tesla robotaxi "introduction" has been delayed until October. Supposedly Tesla needs more time to "build additional vehicle prototypes", though of course they likely don't have any prototypes now, nor will they in October.
Business Insider – Tesla prioritizes Musk’s and other ‘VIP’ drivers’ data to train self-driving software
Article from Business Insider on how Tesla skews the data processing for their FSD system such that Elon Musk and "influencers" receive priority. This of course results in Musk and the influencers experiencing a completely skewed reality, which means that their statements on FSD are simply invalid.
Washington Post – Cyclists can’t decide whether to fear or love self-driving cars
Washington Post reports that "cyclists can't decide whether to fear or love self-driving cars" and then reports that most cyclists really don't think they are safe. Peculiar. They should have mentioned that the real problem with robotaxis is that it just means more cars, and all cars are a problem.
Fox 10 Phoenix – Driverless Waymo pulled over by Phoenix Police
From Fox 10 in Phoenix. Not only did the police have to pull over another Waymo for driving dangerously, it was because once again the vehicle crossed the center line and drove into oncoming traffic.
Bloomberg Opinion – Only Musk’s Robotaxi Can Save Tesla Investors Now
Bloomberg opinion piece on how Tesla meeting Q2 sales projections hid a great deal of underlying bad financial news. And investors, at least some, are still falsely expecting Elon to magically pull a robotaxi rabbit out of a hat.
Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency Approves AV Shuttle Pilot Final Report
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority provides a final report for their Treasure Island autonomous shuttle test. While safe because the shuttle ran so slowly, the autonomous shuttle technology was found to be unreliable . The existing human driven 25-Treasure Island bus provides much more useful service and should be enhanced.
ABC 7 – Tesla Autopilot leads driver onto active train tracks after mistaking it for road
ABC7 reports on how a Tesla on Auto Pilot turned onto railroad tracks of an active train line.
NY Times – Cruise, the Self-Driving Car Subsidiary of G.M., Names a New C.E.O.
NY Times reports that Cruise has hired a CEO and a Chief Legal Officer from the video game industry. They have also hired a Chief Communications and Marketing Officer.
