Tesla unsupervised Robotaxis are nowhere to be found

https://lightbrd.com/ZacksJerryRig/status/2015119993428705575#m

35•TheAlchemist•3h ago

Comments

mullingitover•1h ago

I don't think actual unsupervised robotaxis exist, given the reports that they're just having the supervisor follow in a chase car[1].

[1] https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/car-following-tesla-...

SilverElfin•1h ago

Thank you - that’s what I was wondering. I noticed that Elon and others who were talking about how Robotaxis have improved, were saying something like ‘there is no safety driver’. They didn’t just say flat out that it is autonomous. I wonder if all that’s happened, is that they have a remote operator. I simply can’t believe the claims that FSD is anywhere near what Waymo can do.

iknowstuff•1h ago

You can test drive it and see for yourself. No need to believe anything. But of course whatever safety threshold they have, they haven’t met it yet if they’re still supervising.

1970-01-01•1h ago

It's possible that they tried it and pulled the plug due to an unforeseen issue. In other words, it doesn't exist, but it did for a few hours, and will return. There's no way Elon would admit this publicly.

bayarearefugee•1h ago

This should not be surprising to anyone who pays any attention to Elon Musk's ̶l̶i̶e̶s̶ , er... "predictions"

bickfordb•1h ago

You mean pump and dump fraud

maximinus_thrax•1h ago

And yet TSLA sits comfortably at ~$450. If someone knowledgeable can explain this to me, I'd be very grateful.

Lermatroid•1h ago

The market is now a casino is how

blastro•1h ago

bingo

anonymous908213•1h ago

Purchasing TSLA is placing a bet that Elon Musk can generate enough hype such that somebody else will purchase TSLA from you at a higher price later.

Panino•1h ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_fool_theory

kibwen•1h ago

> explain this to me

Humans are the same emotional, irrational apes as we were 100,000 years ago, and the most emotional and irrational thing any of us do, bar none, is delude ourselves by pretending that we aren't.

culi•1h ago

It's better to think of tesla as an MIC company than a typical auto manufacturer (indeed the auto industry has always held a tight, symbiotic, and often mandatory link with the military).

Tesla's domestic EV manufacturing, Starlink's satellite network, and ofc SpaceX are all critical pieces of American foreign policy. It should be obvious why Tesla is one of the most heavily subsidized companies of all time[0]

[0] https://subsidytracker.goodjobsfirst.org/parent/tesla-inc

gerdesj•1h ago

Maintaining a meme stock is hard, really hard. You do have to hand it to the bloke that he is working hard on this.

Back in the day, the term "snake oil salesman" was used and it is as fresh today as it always was.

netsharc•1h ago

We should update that term to "driverless car salesman"...

technothrasher•50m ago

Back in the day, snake oil salesmen weren't seen as frauds (the actual health benefits of snake oil, or lack thereof, is another discussion). It wasn't until after 1916, when Stanley's Snake Oil was discovered to not actually contain any snake oil, that the term came to be associated with fraudulent selling.

AndrewKemendo•1h ago

There’s no consequences to Musk not delivering and simply making up bullshit.

I just saw a LinkedIn post from someone totally unrelated to Musk, or Tesla fawning about how amazing the Tesla Optimus robots are, how they are going to operate in space and how he would prefer one to give him surgery over a doctor.

100s of positive interactions followed

Humans seem to need some fiction to believe to get them through their day.

So as long as people don’t demand that reality is the driver of their future they will continue to live in whatever fantasy world that makes them the main character

gerdesj•1h ago

I'd go easy on LinkedIn. It sounds like it is getting to you.

AndrewKemendo•1h ago

Yeah no doubt, It’s soooo bad

I was able to stay off it for so long, but I just had to get back on since I changed roles to CTO and its a whole marketing channel I have to use. That place is trash

Hopefully I can outsource that soon

ks2048•1h ago

> Humans seem to need some fiction to believe to get them through their day.

I think it's more that they want their stock values to stay high (or are simply bots with the same goal).

yoyohello13•1h ago

> Humans seem to need some fiction to believe to get them through their day.

Used to be religion. Now it’s billionaire saviors.

SilverElfin•18m ago

I’ve noticed that has spread from blue collar Americans to everyone now. Like the comment sections on All In podcast’s YouTube videos. Basically worship of billionaires who are in turn MAGA sycophants worshipping Trump. Meanwhile no one cares that the trillions this administration is spending will lead to huge inflation to pay off debt. We will be made poor so billionaires can get a bigger number next to the B.

xnx•1h ago

> 100s of positive interactions followed

Sounds like Optimus is already very active on X

sergiotapia•1h ago

oh christ this guy again

WhyNotHugo•1h ago

Just 9 to 12 months guys!

culi•1h ago

There are only around 50[0] unique vehicles operating in Austin (not all operating at the same time) and initially only about 3 are operating "with no safety monitor in the car." Based on social media posts it seems they all have chaser vehicles.

[0] https://robotaxitracker.com

misiti3780•1h ago

JerryRigEverything randomly started dissing Tesla's FSD system two days before he posts a sponsored video for Ford's self-driving feature.

t1234s•1h ago

It's probably a good thing they are doing this ultra-conservative rollout of robotaxi.

yalogin•1h ago

No amount of failed promises, missed deadlines or just plain lies is going to dampen the stock, it’s just the way it is with this. Staying away is the best one can do.

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