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Regardless how I feel about the guy, I really hope he is successful with FSD and the CyberCab comes to fruition. Society needs these options, they will benefit

Regardless how I feel about the guy, I really hope he is successful with FSD and the CyberCab comes to fruition. Society needs these options, they will benefit everyone.

lesuorac 2y ago
I mean, that's the beauty of competition. Self driving cars don't need to come from Tesla.
rvnx 2y ago
The robotaxi concept was supposed to be that you can hail ANY tesla that the owner opted-in to join the taxi network. Not a separate car model.
- huijzer 2y ago
  If I remember correctly, Model Y and Model 3s will start running the network next year in Texas and California, is the plan. The cybertaxi will be available later.
  - runako 2y ago
    Do people still believe this will happen? Like are there people who actually believe that if they buy a Model 3 this year, that it will be able to run completely autonomously next year? Do people really believe that Musk, who said in 2016 that Summon would work across country by 2018, is being at all on the level with any of this? If so, why?
  - beAbU 2y ago
    Do you honestly, hand on heart, believe that this will happen next year?
  - darkwater 2y ago
    Why the downvotes? They just exposed a statement about what Tesla has said it will do in the near future. Downvotes might think Tesla/Elon lie, sure, but this is not enough to downvote a normal comment.
sschueller 2y ago
Society needs public transportation and walkable cities.
- neither_color 2y ago
  The key word is options. One doesn't denigrate the other. The cities I've MOST enjoyed public transportation in were in Asia, where I truly didn't miss cars but they are still centers of mass car adoption and new EV infrastructure alongside continuing to open new subway and train lines every year and supplying an abundance of bike share. I'm talking about China specifically. The tier 1, 2 and even 3 cities there really make sure you can get from point A to point B any way you want and each option is well thought out. Bike lanes are separated with median from both pedestrian paths and cars. For walking, crossings, overpasses and underpasses ample enough that you're never forced to jaywalk. You're always within walking distance of a metro stop. That said, cars are still an important part of the mix and they are doing more autonomous taxis than anyone else. It concerns me that in western online discourse it's seen as adversarial, i.e any infrastructure devoted to cars will detract from public/walkable, and vice versa. It doesn't have to be that way. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/business/china-driverless-cars.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/business/china-driverless...
- sfmz 2y ago
  That's 2 out of 3; the third is law enforcement and a DA that prosecutes. Few will ride public transit when they are/feel threatened.
- tim333 2y ago
  Robotaxis could be a good add on to that for journeys that are not well served by those. I mean in London where I am we've had public transport and walkable cities for a century and things still have issues.
sgu999 2y ago
Public transports benefit everyone, robotaxis are a toy for rich people in affluent cities

Regardless how I feel about the guy, I really hope he is successful with FSD and the CyberCab comes to fruition. Society needs these options, they will benefit everyone.

lesuorac 2y ago

I mean, that's the beauty of competition. Self driving cars don't need to come from Tesla.

rvnx 2y ago

The robotaxi concept was supposed to be that you can hail ANY tesla that the owner opted-in to join the taxi network. Not a separate car model.

huijzer 2y ago
If I remember correctly, Model Y and Model 3s will start running the network next year in Texas and California, is the plan. The cybertaxi will be available later.
- runako 2y ago
  Do people still believe this will happen? Like are there people who actually believe that if they buy a Model 3 this year, that it will be able to run completely autonomously next year? Do people really believe that Musk, who said in 2016 that Summon would work across country by 2018, is being at all on the level with any of this? If so, why?
- beAbU 2y ago
  Do you honestly, hand on heart, believe that this will happen next year?
- darkwater 2y ago
  Why the downvotes? They just exposed a statement about what Tesla has said it will do in the near future. Downvotes might think Tesla/Elon lie, sure, but this is not enough to downvote a normal comment.

sschueller 2y ago

Society needs public transportation and walkable cities.

neither_color 2y ago
The key word is options. One doesn't denigrate the other. The cities I've MOST enjoyed public transportation in were in Asia, where I truly didn't miss cars but they are still centers of mass car adoption and new EV infrastructure alongside continuing to open new subway and train lines every year and supplying an abundance of bike share. I'm talking about China specifically. The tier 1, 2 and even 3 cities there really make sure you can get from point A to point B any way you want and each option is well thought out. Bike lanes are separated with median from both pedestrian paths and cars. For walking, crossings, overpasses and underpasses ample enough that you're never forced to jaywalk. You're always within walking distance of a metro stop. That said, cars are still an important part of the mix and they are doing more autonomous taxis than anyone else. It concerns me that in western online discourse it's seen as adversarial, i.e any infrastructure devoted to cars will detract from public/walkable, and vice versa. It doesn't have to be that way. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/business/china-driverless-cars.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/business/china-driverless...
sfmz 2y ago
That's 2 out of 3; the third is law enforcement and a DA that prosecutes. Few will ride public transit when they are/feel threatened.
tim333 2y ago
Robotaxis could be a good add on to that for journeys that are not well served by those. I mean in London where I am we've had public transport and walkable cities for a century and things still have issues.

sgu999 2y ago

Public transports benefit everyone, robotaxis are a toy for rich people in affluent cities