Doug DeMuro and the hosts discuss whether OpenAI CEO Sam Altman purchased an ultra-exclusive Gordon Murray supercar.
Opinion
DeMuro: Legacy automakers have basically caught up to Tesla on self-driving
“I don't find Tesla self-driving to be like considerably better. Now that I've been on It's other cars. Every, basically everybody has caught up.”
Insight
DeMuro: Car reviews remain evergreen for five years despite missing launch access
“Even if I'm not up on release day with the car, because the automaker didn't invite me to the press launch, doesn't really matter. I can go get it from a dealer when it comes to dealers, 60 days later, and the video is going to be evergreen for five years, the…”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
DeMuro: All other electric hypercars have been horrible sales failures
“All the other electric hypercars have been horrible sales failures.”
Prediction Open · timeframe Nov 2028
DeMuro: Tesla Roadster will not launch anywhere near $200,000
“I don't think the Roadster is going to come anywhere near 200, just based on, we've got a lot of inflation, Elon's missed those, Tesla's missed those price targets before, et cetera.”
Assertion Partly supported
DeMuro: Mercedes Is Canceling AMG 43 Models Over EU Noise Regulations
“Mercedes is canceling all of their 43 AMG cars, which are actually quite popular here in the States. They're very popular. The GLC. Those are all going away. And the reason is that they do not comply with EU noise regulations as of next summer.”
Opinion
Doug DeMuro: AI Lacks Knowledge Needed for Automotive Content Creation
“From a content perspective, not really. I just don't find, I don't find for myself at least, it's quite ready yet to do kind of the stuff that I needed to do. Like finding the little quirks of the cars, it just doesn't have the knowledge quite yet there.”