Tesla’s Robotaxi Can’t Drive in the Rain, and Dumps Passengers If the Weather Looks Risky.
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It’s cheaper.
So is not using a Tesla
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But I thought cameras > LiDar?🥴
I mean to do a little devils advocate here he did say in terms of cost... not in terms of quality.
and quality is as we all know not important for self driving vehicles...
/s
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So is not using a Tesla
What’s it cost to hire an assassin? Teslas might be cheaper.
Less reliable, though.
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Because it's all government subsidies/contracts.
We pay him. Involuntarily. That’s how “capitalism” is supposed to work. Right?
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I have as much of a chance in the trunk of a mob owned Chevy celebrity as I do in a Tesla. At least I can try to talk the mob down.
Spoiler alert
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Accretes?
....you know, I never thought of it that way before but yeah, the way our economic system is designed, money is like gravity. Once it passes a certain threshold, it just...accretes.
And much like gravity it would take a rare and exceptionally violent event to break that hold and scatter it again in a way it won't just pull back together.
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Spoiler alert
looks around desperately for boxy 80s cars "phew!" I exclaim, whilst not noticing the Tesla wiggling it's ass in the bushes while stalking me.
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Imagine a taxi that can't operate in the rain. That is what Tesla has delivered in Austin TX.
These riders learned that the hard way, but don't have anything particularly negative to say about it... That's the advantage of only making a Robotaxi service available to hand-picked Tesla influencers.
Why am I just now noticing Tesla’s logo looks exactly like an IUD?
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We pay him. Involuntarily. That’s how “capitalism” is supposed to work. Right?
Yes, it invariably devolves into oligarchy.
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Imagine a taxi that can't operate in the rain. That is what Tesla has delivered in Austin TX.
These riders learned that the hard way, but don't have anything particularly negative to say about it... That's the advantage of only making a Robotaxi service available to hand-picked Tesla influencers.
First thing that should be done... slap a "replacing a worker with a machine" tax, before we even think about having autonomous cars as cabs.
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earn more and more money
STEAL more and more money
FTFY
Assimilate
Resistance is futile!
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Don't. They're handpicked Elon bootlickers.
If these are his bootlickers...how embarrassing. Why is that adult woman holding a little mermaid doll for the entire video
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It’s cheaper.
That…that’s it? He’s the richest man in the world for fucks sake. Also, they don’t work.
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Imagine a taxi that can't operate in the rain. That is what Tesla has delivered in Austin TX.
These riders learned that the hard way, but don't have anything particularly negative to say about it... That's the advantage of only making a Robotaxi service available to hand-picked Tesla influencers.
Rain in urban areas is only condition where biking (or sometimes walking) is not sufficiently pleasant to get there faster and cheaper. Busy time for taxis.
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Imagine a taxi that can't operate in the rain. That is what Tesla has delivered in Austin TX.
These riders learned that the hard way, but don't have anything particularly negative to say about it... That's the advantage of only making a Robotaxi service available to hand-picked Tesla influencers.
Behold! The future, but shittier.
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Forgive my ignorance, but why is Tesla using cameras and not LIDAR?
LIDAR used to be too expensive and bulky. Some Chinese cars now have sleek integrated LIDAR. Rain should have been figured out by now if cameras only can do it. Does FSD work in rain?
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Imagine a taxi that can't operate in the rain. That is what Tesla has delivered in Austin TX.
These riders learned that the hard way, but don't have anything particularly negative to say about it... That's the advantage of only making a Robotaxi service available to hand-picked Tesla influencers.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]This shit is so bonkers stupid it’s broken my brain. Who fucking cares about driverless cabs, who hasn’t been on a theme park ride in the last 10 years and hasn’t seen driverless cars coming. Big fucking deal, was the world screaming for more cabs? What is materially is better about a cab ride with someone sitting in the passenger seat, vs. the drivers seat?
I get its innovation, and inevitable, so who fucking cares about the hype. Why do these fuckers care about the aesthetics of their cab ride? IMHO, without a driver, I want to see a fucking ectomobile of sensors, that would be beauty to me, being able to see the shit that’s keeping me safe.
Ugh, everything is so goddamned stupid, we have become so goddamned easy to impress. Fine, we can have all the future shit that the movies promised, but what will it actually do, what will it actually solve?
A robotaxi solves ONE issue, the cost of paying a driver. That is not something that impacts me, so who fucking cares. I like having a stranger to talk to while I ride, nice getting some new perspective.
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The one good thing about the Tesla implosion is the increased attention on Zoox
(No kidding - Bezos seems to ruin the other things he touches, like Blue Origin and The WaPo, but Zoox is actually making great progress! Probably because Beez isn't a car guy, he's a yacht guy I guess.)
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This shit is so bonkers stupid it’s broken my brain. Who fucking cares about driverless cabs, who hasn’t been on a theme park ride in the last 10 years and hasn’t seen driverless cars coming. Big fucking deal, was the world screaming for more cabs? What is materially is better about a cab ride with someone sitting in the passenger seat, vs. the drivers seat?
I get its innovation, and inevitable, so who fucking cares about the hype. Why do these fuckers care about the aesthetics of their cab ride? IMHO, without a driver, I want to see a fucking ectomobile of sensors, that would be beauty to me, being able to see the shit that’s keeping me safe.
Ugh, everything is so goddamned stupid, we have become so goddamned easy to impress. Fine, we can have all the future shit that the movies promised, but what will it actually do, what will it actually solve?
A robotaxi solves ONE issue, the cost of paying a driver. That is not something that impacts me, so who fucking cares. I like having a stranger to talk to while I ride, nice getting some new perspective.
I totally agree.
Remember when the price of groceries came down because of all the self-checkouts? Like, are his taxis going to be significantly cheaper than other providers? If not, why would I use them?
I really think the investors who are like "Tesla shares are worth $450 each because of robotaxis" really haven't thought this one through. A driverless taxi is only better for the Taxi company. The experience for the user is worse in every way. If you want to charge the same as a regular taxi, your service has to be better. Who is going to help me with my luggage? Uh oh, storm clouds. I guess I will WALK IN THE RAIN.
I know there are some real idiots out there, but let's break down the characteristics of a Tesla robotaxi customer:
- must be stupid
- must like walking in bad weather / getting stranded in random locations
- must like paying more for less
- must be ok with nazis
I'm no stock analyst, but I am confident in my $0.00 valuation of Tesla shares.
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(No kidding - Bezos seems to ruin the other things he touches, like Blue Origin and The WaPo, but Zoox is actually making great progress! Probably because Beez isn't a car guy, he's a yacht guy I guess.)
It's because Zoox is operating as an independent subsidiary of Amazon, and Jeff isn't holding the reins any more (though Andy is, in my opinion, a worse leader for the company).
I'm sure that Amazon will slaughter the fatted calf once Zoox fully proves out by operating its intended product, though. Can't let anything good exist when you can claw back that billion dollar investment, not to mention years of a surely massive operating budget.
