Tesla cars can be pricey but they are not what I would call sophisticated luxury items.
Their design and workmanship leaves a lot to be desired. The overuse of the touch screen controls is just annoying and inconvenient if not downright dangerous.
Basically, it sounds like he is surrendering the mass market to the Chinese.
So Tesla is abandoning the one the thing where they've shown competence, building good-enough EVs, profitably and at scale; in order to enter a market where competitors are already established, the legal requirements are high, and the public already has a sour opinion of the company.
Sounds just like Twitter's pivot to offering phone calls and payments.
The word lying implies that Reuters was aware, either before or after publication, that their information is untrue, and they published that false information purposely and failed to correct it.
On that basis, it doesn't seem like Reuters is lying. It seems like Reuters has been accused of lying, by someone with a history of misunderstandings with the truth.
It may be the case that they have lied. That would be a pretty egregious act by Reuters. It may also be the case that Elon Musk has reason or incentive to cast doubt on the story whether it is true or not.
Welp, time to buy the Volvo/Geely EX30 (a reskinned Zeekr X) I guess.
It was recently released here in the US, and the pricing is comparable if not slightly lower than a Tesla Model 3, and Geely's build quality has been good enough.
> self driving taxis
Interesting. I think they did poach some of the core CV team from Uber a couple years ago, but at this point I don't have high hopes.
“While Tesla spent years developing its highly experimental Cybertruck, a pricey electric pickup, Chinese automakers have raced ahead on affordable EVs, grabbing market share, gaining economies of scale…”
FSD robotaxis are pie in the sky; it is not going to happen anytime soon, not going to justify Teslas valuation, and it is not at all guaranteed that it will be Tesla that succeeds with it first or capture the majority of the market.
I wonder if a Model 2 based taxi, robotic or not, will meet the low cost of operation needed? There seems to be a record of high repair cost and part scarcity that isn’t encouraging.
Their design and workmanship leaves a lot to be desired. The overuse of the touch screen controls is just annoying and inconvenient if not downright dangerous.
Basically, it sounds like he is surrendering the mass market to the Chinese.