Andrew Cooper

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[Andrew Cooper @acooper87]

Excited to be named one of the AFR Young Executives for 2023. @FinancialReview

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[Rob Maurer @robmaurer]

Cybercab is absolutely magical. Tesla has actually done it. A domestically mass-produced affordable autonomous electric vehicle is available to the general public. A car with no steering wheel generating revenue.

It’s sad to come back to a city without Robotaxi after being in Austin. Like stepping back in time. The event was awesome. I know it was tough to follow online, but we all knew the story going in.

This was a launch, not an unveiling. It felt like the city transformed immediately. Cybercabs were everywhere, you couldn’t take a trip without seeing another one. Outside of the ride experience itself, the scale of this launch is what I want to make sure people understand.

On previous trips, Robotaxi felt like a test network (an amazing one). Not anymore. Suddenly it’s real. It’s hard not to laugh when you ride past a Waymo in a Cybercab. Good luck… As I’ve said before, Robotaxi is way smoother than Waymo. It feels natural. Supernatural, really. This holds true for Cybercab. Waymo feels like a computer. And it looks like one too.

The production Cybercab is beautiful. It really is special. The color, the lines, the lighting, the doors. It looks great. While also being the most efficient car in history? Insane. I think it fits perfectly in the space between familiarity and the future. It doesn’t stick out, but it catches your attention. After exiting our first ride, there was a large group of 10-20 people. They were all talking about the Cybercab as we walked by. These doors are like gasoline on a word of mouth wildfire.

Our rides were flawless. Better than a human driver. No anxious moments. Cybercab is very comfortable, even at 6’2. Leg room is particularly notable. It would be tough to find a car that has this much leg room for two passengers at the same time. No pedals, center console, or multiple rows of seating creates a lot of space and a very open feel.

Robotaxi is unquestionably one of those products that will be way cheaper and way better than what existed before. I like those. No one is going to want to roll the dice on some random person and their car when the alternative is a private, safe, comfortable, clean, consistent, quiet, personalized Tesla with tons of room and a massive screen. It’s a premium experience on every level, and we get it cheaper thanks to technology. No noise or air pollution, either.

I don’t have much to critique. Little refinements that I know will happen. Pick up and drop off were satisfactory, over time will become excellent. Grok integration is already impressive, and it’s clear that we’ll eventually be able to just give directions like “pull over around the corner up there.” You can already have Grok update your destination in Robotaxi, it pushes the update to the Robotaxi app on your phone for approval.

I leave the event with more confidence in Tesla’s ability to scale, but also renewed patience. I have a greater appreciation for the intentionality of limitations (service area, times, fleet size) rather than seeing them simply as barriers that have yet to be overcome. I now believe the objective is to build slowly, safely, to critical mass. A tail-risk event is inevitable. The absolute last thing we need is some bad luck on a tail-risk event at an early stage before enough data exists to prove its rarity. That data is accumulating quickly and will become undeniable soon enough.

Huge congrats to Tesla and Elon for this incredible milestone. Decades of work culminating in a life-saving, sustainable, affordable, economically exceptional product. It’s all pretty surreal, a testament to vision and determination. I love this company!

[Dave Lee @davelee]

Cybercab is astounding. Truly incredible.

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

More people in Australia are getting access to @Tesla's FSD (Supervised). Hotherside, who has 11k YouTube subscribers, just posted a video of him using it for the first time during a nearly 2 hour drive to his friend's wedding.

"It is truly magical."

Link to full video in thread below.

[Andrew Cooper @acooper87]

2nd place at Hyrox Men’s Doubles Pro in Yokohama #hyrox #hyroxjapan

[Tesla Australia & New Zealand @TeslaAUNZ]

FSD Supervised testing in Sydney, Australia

[Tesla @Tesla]

World's first autonomous delivery of a car!

This Tesla drove itself from Gigafactory Texas to its new owner's home ~30min away — crossing parking lots, highways & the city to reach its new owner

[Shay Boloor @StockSavvyShay]

FIRST DRIVERLESS $TSLA NOW HITTING THE ROADS IN AUSTIN 👀

[Tesla AI @Tesla_AI]

FSD (Supervised) testing in Melbourne, Australia

And yes, that’s a hook turn

[Startup Archive @StartupArchive_]

Jeff Bezos: “You can build a business strategy around the things that are stable in time.”

“In our retail business, we know that customers want low prices, and I know that’s going to be true 10 years from now… When you have something that you know is true, even over the long term, you can afford to put a lot of energy into it.”

Video source: @awscloud (2012)

[Andrew Cooper @acooper87]

@rabois Hey Keith, I heard you on a recent podcast say you had a contrarian opinion on stretching, can you elaborate?

[MrBeast @MrBeast]

Feastables is now available in every Woolworths in Australia!! And 10 people that buy Feastables in the next 3 days will win a car/compete in a video I’m filming in Sydney! Can’t wait to meet some of you 🇦🇺

[Teslaconomics @Teslaconomics]

This is how Tesla Robotaxis are going to work

[Financial Review @FinancialReview]

In our Summer Breakfast with the BOSS series, Andrew Cooper, head of transformation at Woolworths Metro, says ditching his laptop for an old-fashioned paper notebook has helped him become more productive in meetings. https://t.co/f2rT0WlHbw

[Andrew Cooper @acooper87]

@EmorningcoffeeC Great read, thanks @EmorningcoffeeC

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

@wholemars I stand by my prediction that, if Tesla executes extremely well over the next 5 years, that the long term value could exceed Apple and Aramco combined

[Andrew Cooper @acooper87]

@EmorningcoffeeC Ha ha love your gibberish, it’s on my must read list every week!

[Andrew Cooper @acooper87]

@EmorningcoffeeC look who I found in sunny Sydney this afternoon!

[Financial Review @FinancialReview]

The popularity of the wealthy suburb’s new supermarket demonstrates how the outlets benefit local shopping districts. https://t.co/MsT4HnEZ1e

[Financial Review @FinancialReview]

A warning that there are no perfect answers and the need to care for people are among the key pieces of career advice given to this year’s youthful leaders. https://t.co/7WI2l79BXh