Taxis have been around as long as the automobile. They have their place. Uber/Waymo have shaken up the traditional taxi market for sure, but it still remains a "ride hail" need/solution. Riders have shifted from taxi to ride hail, but the overall market hasn't really changed.
With the prices of Robotaxi/cybercab, they won't be putting anyone out of business any time soon and surely not causing a foundational shift away from vehicle ownership.
Unless they plan a massive price reduction from current, they should think long and hard about the vehicle ownership model going away any time soon.
@DevinOlsenn Tesla cant control the environment you operate in. Smoke/dust/moisture etc. If you can afford it, do it yourself. Many things in life have cost/value proposition involved.
Although free interior cleaning by the manufacturer would be sweet.
It is a real gamble though with the Rivian. They may not be here in 5 years. If the underwriters get sick of losing money on every unit sold, they may just fold it up. Tesla has at least 20 billion into FSD development and Rivian has 3 billion on hand.
If the democrats get the 15k ev credit they want it is possible they can ride it out.