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Assertion Supported
Morris: Tesla Board Is Preparing a New Pay Package for Musk
“We reported that far from looking for a new CEO the board is actually looking at giving him a new pay package.”
Stephen Morris Jul 28, 2025 ▶ 54:39 Countdown to GPT-5, OpenAI’s Stargate Sputters, AI Math Wars
Assertion Supported
Roy: Tesla would have operated at a Q1 loss without regulatory credits
“They would have been operating at a loss. The net income of four hundred nine million dollars is only because, again, they got five hundred ninety five million dollars in regulatory credit sales.”
Ranjan Roy Apr 28, 2025 ▶ 35:41 Is Anthropic’s Claude AI Conscious, Shopping in ChatGPT, Systrom vs. Zuck
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Ives: Trump victory will initially hurt AI trade, Apple, and Tesla
“Trump gets in, if he gets in, It is very negative for the AI trade. Initially, semis, tariffs, retaliatory for Apple, Tesla.”
Dan Ives Oct 23, 2024 ▶ 26:56 The Apple Paradox, Trump’s Impact on Markets, NVIDIA Demand — With Dan Ives and Stephanie Link
Assertion Partly supported
Scaringe: Tesla possesses a highly profitable automotive service division
“Tesla's a great example of this. One of the big tailwinds they have is they have a great, highly profitable service arm.”
RJ Scaringe Nov 20, 2024 ▶ 23:59 Rivian's CEO on Elon Musk's Influence, Affordable EVs, and The Grid's Risky Future — W/ RJ Scaringe
Assertion Supported
Kantrowitz: Tesla Launches 10-Vehicle Robotaxi Service in Austin
“Tesla's robo-taxi service in Austin is live. There are 10 vehicles and a human safety driver on board, though the safety driver sits in the passenger seat.”
Alex Kantrowitz Jun 30, 2025 ▶ 55:07 The Web’s ‘Existential’ AI Threat, OpenAI’s Microsoft Office Competitor, Tesla Robotaxi Launch
Assertion Supported
Kantrowitz: Tesla is rolling out an Austin pilot with safety drivers
“We also have Tesla starting to roll out its pilot. In Austin, I think that's coming in the coming days, it's gonna be with safety drivers and Waymo will also be with drivers in the front seat until they until they get approval to drive.”
Alex Kantrowitz Jun 23, 2025 ▶ 44:41 OpenAI and Microsoft Tension Boils, Amazon’s Job Automation, Zuck’s Spending Spree
Assertion Partly supported
Petersen: Tesla and Volvo paused European production due to component shortages
“We saw this in Europe recently where both Tesla and Volvo announced that they were shutting down their manufacturing lines for a few weeks. I think they've reopened by now, but they had to shut down their lines. Because they couldn't get the components in.”
Ryan Petersen Mar 6, 2024 ▶ 51:11 Is it Flexport + Shopify vs. Amazon? — With Ryan Petersen
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