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
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.
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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[ 898 ms ] story [ 1849 ms ] thread[1] https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/car-following-tesla-...
Back in the day, the term "snake oil salesman" was used and it is as fresh today as it always was.
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
[0] https://robotaxitracker.com
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