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Author
Jonathan Bartlett
Date
December 30, 2019

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance, Global Technology

Tagged
Elon Musk, Featured, Robotaxis, self-driving cars, Tesla, Traffic safety}

2019 AI Hype Countdown #1: Tesla’s Robotaxis—Tales of a Phantom Fleet

_{Musk put out a tweet on December 22, saying “Sorry, it's been a bit of a struggle.” At last, a claim we can unreservedly believe} _{Jonathan Bartlett

December 30, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance, Global Technology}

Because Tesla has yet to make a yearly profit in any of its sixteen years of existence, it depends on capital raises of various forms (equity, debt, etc.) to stay in business. Capital raises require big promises and Tesla’s overstatements about its self-driving cars are always good for a few billion.

Elon Musk Walks Back Full Self-Driving Claims

_{His Q3 earnings call with investors was a stark contrast to earlier claims about a robotaxi fleet} _{Jonathan Bartlett

November 1, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance}

Of course, Musk blames other people for “misconstruing” his claims. This certainly isn't the first time he has palmed off responsibility for his own mistakes onto others.

Even Elon Musk Can’t Get a Robotaxi These Days

_{His recent earnings call makes clear that few think his promised million-taxi fleet is real-world} _{Jonathan Bartlett

July 26, 2019

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Business and Finance}

I get the feeling that even Musk's faithful followers are beginning to doubt the hype and are instead focusing on the core business aspects, the questions Musk dismissed last year as boring. Read More ›