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Elon Musk claims Tesla will launch a self-driving service in Austin in June

10 points by sdhillon 2y ago

captcanuk 2y ago
Are they confident he meant this June?
- toomuchtodo 2y ago
  Probably needs to say something to prop the stock price up. Tesla sees disappointing fourth-quarter earnings amid declining car deliveries - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/tesla-earnings-weighed-vehicle-delivery-numbers https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/tesla-ear... - 29 Jan 2025
  - bdangubic 2y ago
    he’s been saying it since 2014 and seems to be working for him https://motherfrunker.ca/fsd/ https://motherfrunker.ca/fsd/ ballpark 2084 might just be the year :)
- rsynnott 2y ago
  In May he'll just announce the new Tesla Gigacalendar. Or possibly get daddy Trump to shift the US to the pre-Julian calendar, and intercalate a few years between February and March.
TheAlchemist 2y ago
Why not ? They already launched a Robotaxi last year and it's almost 10 years that the poor Tesla drivers must sit there only for legal reasons /s
- Terr_ 2y ago
  Not only that, but he was right about all those Tesla vehicles becoming appreciating assets, because they would transform into robotic taxis. Man, if only I bought one a year ago, just think of how much more I could have made selling or renting it out today! /s
dotcoma 2y ago
Launch from the sky?
Terr_ 2y ago
So at this point is it mostly investors looking for a Greater Fool [0], or are there still long-term investors on these calls that believe the things being promised will arrive on-time and on-spec? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_fool_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_fool_theory
- sidibe 2y ago
  It's not about the product. Yeah sales are down and FSD might not ever work without supervision but there's always Optimus or the next thing. It's not about what Tesla is doing it's about investing in the world's foremost expert in every field he has ever heard of. You can't put a value on that
mosdl 2y ago
Robo taxis have it pretty easy in Austin with all the traffic!
jerojero 2y ago
I'm sorry but I'll believe it when I see it, Elon Musk has promised a lot of things haven't happened yet; even when they were supposed to be "by the end of the year" 10 years in a row, 10 years ago.
bdangubic 2y ago
I claim I will be dating Giselle in June

10 points by sdhillon 2y ago

captcanuk 2y ago

Are they confident he meant this June?

toomuchtodo 2y ago
Probably needs to say something to prop the stock price up. Tesla sees disappointing fourth-quarter earnings amid declining car deliveries - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/tesla-earnings-weighed-vehicle-delivery-numbers https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/tesla-ear... - 29 Jan 2025
- bdangubic 2y ago
  he’s been saying it since 2014 and seems to be working for him https://motherfrunker.ca/fsd/ https://motherfrunker.ca/fsd/ ballpark 2084 might just be the year :)
rsynnott 2y ago
In May he'll just announce the new Tesla Gigacalendar. Or possibly get daddy Trump to shift the US to the pre-Julian calendar, and intercalate a few years between February and March.

TheAlchemist 2y ago

Why not ? They already launched a Robotaxi last year and it's almost 10 years that the poor Tesla drivers must sit there only for legal reasons /s

Terr_ 2y ago
Not only that, but he was right about all those Tesla vehicles becoming appreciating assets, because they would transform into robotic taxis. Man, if only I bought one a year ago, just think of how much more I could have made selling or renting it out today! /s

dotcoma 2y ago

Launch from the sky?

Terr_ 2y ago

So at this point is it mostly investors looking for a Greater Fool [0], or are there still long-term investors on these calls that believe the things being promised will arrive on-time and on-spec? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_fool_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_fool_theory

sidibe 2y ago
It's not about the product. Yeah sales are down and FSD might not ever work without supervision but there's always Optimus or the next thing. It's not about what Tesla is doing it's about investing in the world's foremost expert in every field he has ever heard of. You can't put a value on that

mosdl 2y ago

Robo taxis have it pretty easy in Austin with all the traffic!

jerojero 2y ago

I'm sorry but I'll believe it when I see it, Elon Musk has promised a lot of things haven't happened yet; even when they were supposed to be "by the end of the year" 10 years in a row, 10 years ago.

bdangubic 2y ago

I claim I will be dating Giselle in June