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If taxis get cheaper, people will use them in even more situations, like daily commutes. Why not? Sure --- if roborides are cheap enough and safe enough, more
by jqpabc123 1y ago
If taxis get cheaper, people will use them in even more situations, like daily commutes. Why not?
Sure --- if roborides are cheap enough and safe enough, more people will use them.
The immediate question for Tesla and their investors --- can they really provide "safe" robo rides using their current approach?
This is far from being proven since Tesla is only rated as Level 2 autonomy which according to Tesla itself, requires constant supervision. Placing passengers and the public in danger with inadequate technology is a textbook legal definition of negligence.
The longer term question; assuming they solve FSD --- is can they make tons of money from cheap rides? Enough to justify their current outlandish stock price.
- cosgrove 1y agoCan they really do it? Tesla is making steady progress and has reached a few new milestones recently. They recently launched their Robotaxi service in Austin, and it seems to be as good as Waymo or better. https://youtu.be/RcaBZenrCCs https://youtu.be/RcaBZenrCCs They also recently autonomously delivered a car to a customer’s apartment straight from the factory line. https://youtu.be/lRRtW16GalE https://youtu.be/lRRtW16GalE
- jqpabc123 1y agoStill only classified as Level 2 autonomy --- which requires constant supervision. This is according to Tesla itself. https://www.synopsys.com/blogs/chip-design/autonomous-driving-levels.html https://www.synopsys.com/blogs/chip-design/autonomous-drivin...
- Hamuko 1y agoTesla also backs that up with actions since all of the robotaxis are supervised by a dude in the front seat that can abort the drive if the level 2 self-driving goes bonkers.
- jqpabc123 1y agoSupervision wasn't part of the original fantasy/sales pitch and calls into question their stated value proposition for competing with Uber and Waymo.