robotaxi

also referred to as: robo taxi · robo-taxi · robo-taxis

5 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 25, 2023 by Stephen Lacey · across every show →

Everything said about robotaxi, oldest first

Jan 25, 2023
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Lacey: Tesla, GM, Lyft, Uber, and Waymo promised robotaxis by 2020
“Tesla, General Motors, Lyft, Uber, Google's Waymo, they were all promising large fleets of robo-taxis with fully autonomous vehicles by the turn of the decade.”
Stephen Lacey Jan 25, 2023 ▶ 1:11 The autonomous car bubble has popped
May 15, 2024
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Elon Musk targeted a late 2025 launch for Tesla's robotaxi
“So suddenly, he doesn't, not only wants the robo-taxi, but he wants it at the same time that the Model Two would have come out, which is the second half of next year.”
Steve LeVine May 15, 2024 ▶ 13:24 Tesla’s extremely hardcore pivot
May 15, 2024 neutral
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Tesla is investing $10 billion annually across AI, Dojo, and robotics
“You're investing ten billion dollars a year. That's what he's investing in. Dojo, the chip, and Optimus The humanoid robot and robo taxi.”
Steve LeVine May 15, 2024 ▶ 19:36 Tesla’s extremely hardcore pivot
May 15, 2024 bearish
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Tesla insiders doubt the robotaxi is ready to operate without pedals
“No one outside the company and no one inside the company who I spoke to anyway believes that the robotaxi is ready to be without a steering wheel, without pedals, and even if it were ready, that is ready for regulators are ready to say, yeah, go.”
Steve LeVine May 15, 2024 ▶ 14:24 Tesla’s extremely hardcore pivot
May 15, 2024
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Elon Musk scrapped Tesla's Model 2 on the spot for the robotaxi
“When he saw the robotaxi, he was so bowled over by whatever it was he saw in it, right, that he remarked to his to his team, wow, you know, this looks great. Let's just do this. He scrapped the Model Two on the spot, and he said, let's do the robotaxi. We're d…”
Steve LeVine May 15, 2024 ▶ 10:36 Tesla’s extremely hardcore pivot
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