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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Of they end up releasing full self driving taxis before the Tesla's sold with fsd are done I can imagine people that bought fsd will take issue.

Also their stock price did not like the announcement.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I took a Waymo robotaxi in San Francisco a couple weeks ago. It was easy to use and I felt very safe; generally they drive like your granny. My second ride we ended up briefly stopped behind someone trying to do a left turn in an unexpected spot, and the car wavered left and right for a moment as it tried to decide what to do, not unlike human drivers. Given Tesla's not so great record on full self driving, I think given the choice I would probably stick with Waymo.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The man can't release an affordable electric car, despite it being on his roadmap for over a decade. Cunt isn't releasing an affordable taxi lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

The more I think about the 2 seater taxi that they showed off at this event, the more I think that was originally one of the prototypes for the affordable car.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Honestly, taxis don't need to be cheap, they need to be reliable. I'm sure a taxi company would be happy to spend $100k if it meant minimal maintenance and far less staff, since it would pay for itself pretty quickly.

The bigger question is, does it work? I'm guessing the answer to that is... no.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Oh look con man trying to sell broken promises and cheap parlor tricks!

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Please state the nature of the transportational emergency.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

If you managed to shop Elon's face on it, it would've been perfect. Cause let's be honest, he'd totally do it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If it didn't have Robert Picardos voice, I do not want

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That's the reason why Elon wants to fly to Mars, to get a working Johnny cab instead of his ~~crap~~ cab. Now it makes all sense.

[–] [email protected] 88 points 1 month ago

For true believers who hear Musk talk but have paid little or no attention to Tesla's actual progress with autonomous driving technology, new car development, production ramping, or robotics, the event will have seemed like something of a success.

Fucking lol

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As far as I understood, the robot taxis may start production by 2026 or 2027. Shouldn't we live all on Mars by then, according to Musk?

/s

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (4 children)

When does it go into production? Whats the cost?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No one gives a flying F what that asshole says.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Unfortunately a lot of people do. So many people care they made him the richest person in the world. I always hated obscenely rich people, but there's something special with Musk, he manages to add insult to injury.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

look at the stock prices of Tesla Uber and Lyft today.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Haha, had no idea, I don't watch the stock market

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago

When? Never

Cost? N/A

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

That image is of the bus so it probably requires a 'fleet' type purchase alongside a maintenance contract

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Who would win. A cyberpunk looking “$30k” robotaxi or one speed bump/pot hole

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

As long as it's not a water poodle...

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (3 children)

In the future, there are no potholes or imperfections of any kind. The ground and buildings are smooth, shiny, and constantly maintained to perfection somehow. Everything looks like a starship.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Of course, they will all be made of perfectly smooth glass because they will be Solar FREAKING roadways! Everyone knows this, duhh.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Everything's chrome in the future!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Camera pans down to the lower levels. Dark illuminated streets are visible, illuminated by sparse sunlight that manages to find cracks in the starship like road above. Flickering mismatched neon signs offer work, with long lines of broken humans waiting to find any job not taken over by AI and Optimus robots.