To all the FSDoubters and FSDeniers:
My wife and I (both 66 yrs old) have driven a combined 8,400 FSD miles on her AI4 LR Model Y and my AI4 LR Model 3. She’s at 95% FSD and I’m at 99%. As promised, FSD has avoided pedestrians, bicyclists and crappy drivers. Not a single safety related intervention; just a few navigation routing issues. WE CONCUR WITH PHIL. FSD WILL BE FULLY COOKED IN APRIL.
@SenToddYoung Agreed. But we don’t need to indemnify Trump and his family from IRS investigations. And we don’t need a Director of National Intelligence who doesn’t know sh*t from shinola.
@LaceyPresley Maybe true in a decade or two. But It will take a while for the vehicle-owning segment to feel comfortable purchasing an automated vehicle without a steering wheel and pedals.
Two serious questions for George… 1) if Mr Musk destroys capital as you state, why on earth (pun intended) are institutional investors ridiculously oversubscribed to the IPO? 2) have you ever been driven by Tesla’s AI4 Full Self Driving software? It’s a helluva good product. Game changing in fact.
@niccruzpatane Great summary! Wife and I are currently on a 1,200 Tesla road trip to watch Starship launch in So. TX. Trip planner, supercharging and FSD are so much easier than air travel.
@CernBasher@grant_melson FWIW I read your post as holding opposing thoughts simultaneously. Doing a transaction vs. passing on it requires balanced fact based financial analysis. We need to be rationale, not emotional.
SpaceX is the overarching (or master) brand. Separate businesses can then be identified as sub- brands.
SpaceX Starlink
SpaceX AI
SpaceX Launch Services
SpaceX Orbital Computing
SpaceX Lunar
SpaceX Mobile
Tesla already uses a similar master brand approach with Tesla Energy, Tesla Solar, Tesla Optimus, Tesla Services, etc.
@CernBasher Forgot to mention…SpaceX will be heavy CAPEX for the foreseeable future, so they won’t be in a position to carry themselves and Tesla.
I just don’t see the rationale, financially.