Mike

Tesla investor and professional traveller

[Mike @Fliboy]

@elonmusk @KettlebellDan Wen in Europe?

[Tesla @Tesla]

Engineering tests of the first production Cybercab have begun in Austin

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@KLM ?

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Starlink on Singapore Airlines! 🇸🇬

[Mike @Fliboy]

@PJtheDJinNYC @GunnelsWarren Are you arguing in good faith? Biz 1 didn't just pop into existence in year 1 and make $100 million in profits. They had to invest to get there and get to offset their profits with their losses. Once they've done that they have to pay taxes...

[Mike @Fliboy]

@PJtheDJinNYC @GunnelsWarren Why invest in anything if profits can’t be opposed to losses?

[Mike @Fliboy]

Let's freakin' Go!

[Tesla @Tesla]

Cybercab production starts at Giga Texas

[Mike @Fliboy]

@FelixSchlang @Jordanguidry6 That tiled surface looks stunning!

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@thejefflutz @KatieMiller That’s th way to do it! @rethink_x @adam_dorr

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@Tesla And we’re off!

[Mike @Fliboy]

@farzyness @FarzadClaw @grok @FarzadClaw can you provide a TLDR when you write such a long piece?

[Mike @Fliboy]

@ChrisDungeon @bradsferguson Good point

[Mike @Fliboy]

@aaronburnett @nymbusjp I think both parties have the same problem. For SpaceX, it’s as you described. For Tesla, it’s valuing the Robotaxi/Optimus play. Many Tesla shareholders will feel those aren’t yet reflected enough in the stock price. It won’t be easy either way…

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@Neil_X10 @alexgee352 It’s freakin’ crazy

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@bradsferguson @nerdalert 🤣

[Mike @Fliboy]

Not seeing it, Bradford. Ppl tired of monthly subs & perceived safety (tho important) only worth so much.

Other factors will drive it: more useful car time, drink & ride, send car to pick up kids / drop off elderly parents... that's the real utility.

Everyone thinks they're good drivers...

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@AnMailleach To be fair: it was more than a little

[Mike @Fliboy]

@bradsferguson Subscription fatigue is a thing...

[Mike @Fliboy]

I gotta say: going over $99 a month will be a push for many.

You can argue safety endlessly, but most reasonable drivers don't crash once a year.

I think the big things that will push FSD are: pick up/drop off for parties (able to drink), pick up/drop off kids without needing to chauffeur, driving for the elderly or disabled, and getting rid of a car since one person can go to an appointment and send the car home for someone else.

[Mike @Fliboy]

Gotta say: it sounds like what’s already happened with smartphones. You feel terrible when you leave yours somewhere... but would you want to be without it?

Sounds a bit doomer to me. Every generation since Cicero has exclaimed, "The youth of today!..."

It could just as easily be amazing...

[Mike @Fliboy]

@farzyness So have you installed Clawdbot Farzad?