I just finished watching Tesla autonomy day. Holy shit I can’t believe all the crap Musk just makes up. Some of his claims including level 5 self driving cars by the end of the year (Waymo chief says it may never happen), the autonomous taxi fleet, etc. it’s all straight up lies. I understand why the general public believes his crap but too many smart people in the valley do as well. It boggles my mind.
Why do you think he sent that car into space? If you pull off crazy stunts, people overestimate your capabilities. But it also kinda becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy - because of people's faith, he gets crazy over-evaluation of his stocks, which helps him keep the companies afloat and hire great people, which in turn results in good products and services. That's pretty smart honestly.
If I had $20 billion like Musk, even I would say Ebay will ship merchandise through flying robotic crows by end of 2019
Please stop sending me “your ebay account will be suspended if you...” mails
Right, I get why he’s doing it. I’m just amazed people believe it.
Why do you believe its all lies? Rest of Tesla aside, self-driving is clearly a game-changing technology and Waymo is the only close competitor worldwide
So you are saying there will be a fleet of 1M Tesla robot taxis by the end of next year?
Notice how I didn't say that... But they're obviously ahead of every other company possibly excepting waymo. So why does the exact number/date even matter?
OP, have you driven a Tesla yet? If not, do take a test drive. I drove from SF to LA and almost 90% of the way, the car was auto steering, braking-accelerating and changing lanes. I just needed to put my hand on the wheel.
This is also available on almost every other middle range cars 2018 or newer. It's called lane steering
Changing lanes as well? And please tell me what those ‘middle range cars’ cost. With Tesla 3, you can have this in under 40k.
I am from tesla and your claims are false. Our leader is fearless and should never be doubted. Shame on you.
His timelines are optimistic but he has been delivering and has taken bold steps.
OP to answer your question, people love unicorn companies. Lyft and uber IPO-ing and never made a single dollar in profit. The Silicon Valley is a huge joke and everyone wants to prove ‘naysayers’ wrong. But bottom line is... balance sheets don’t lie 😎. Tesla is on the verge of bankruptcy. Cannot even compete with Waymo or cruise IMO. Disclaimer: no longer @ tesla
Was just about to leave but the offer at the new company wasnt what I wanted 😭😭
Musk made a statement that the companies which are relying on Lidar are doomed and computer vision is the future. He said that with so much confidence. And waymo from day 1 onwards are relying on lidar. Only time will tell whether he is wrong or not 😅
Because most people in this industry love drinking the koolaid. The interviews for companies practically select for it.
This. Drink that koolaid
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