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main conclusions from this survey: - Consumer skepticism around Tesla’s Full Self-Driving is high - Consumers want LiDAR - Negative perceptions of Tesla’s brand have worsened #automotive #auto #cars #transportation #tesla #lidar #branding #business #lidar
I saw this yesterday driving to Costco and though it was one of the best stickers I've ever seen.
Even forgetting all the negative press and brand destruction (which may in fact play a big part in it), not terribly surprising for anybody that has taken a good look at #TeslaFSD and/or used it. qz.com/consumers-su...
That's an interesting idea. I can't wait to see more innovation around charging.
Musk is a masterclass on brand destruction. Given Tesla's lack of focus, stale product portfolio and competition that's running away with the opportunity, I have serious doubts about their long term prospects.
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Sigh. insideevs.com/news/770035/...
Early on, Tesla realized the importance of a charging infrastructure and therefore has the most chargers out there. That gave them the edge to simplified the electronics of the plug, making it more compact and efficient. Going through this transition will be painful but better in the end.
There are tons of really great EVs on the market these days, if that's what you're looking for. If someone isn't ready to be all in, hybrids are great too.
Crazy what passes for genius level comments these days.
That shape is extremely functional and makes a lot of sense when you designed your product to be fully autonomous.
While I agree, that’s just not the culture in the US. It’s unfortunate that we are going to spend more, create more waste and have a less reliable solution. But that’s just the nature of living in this country.
Another reason to end our dependence on oil. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
The Tesla Supercharger in Quartzite is definitely getting used. This was just this past Sunday. It was nice to see some non-Teslas there too. Way in the back as a Bolt and a Mustang Mach-E.
"Elon Musk says ..." Famous last words. 🤣
Autonomy?!? Best line in the article: "The CEO’s belief that Tesla has been consistently on the verge of solving autonomy for the last 6 years has led to many bad decisions."
There is a lot going on here but it looks like they are making significant progress so that we should start seeing some version of a #solidstatebattery show up in production vehicles in the next 1 to 2 years.
California is leading the way. And it's amazing how relatively little money goes a long way.
I never wished more than I do today that I lived in California. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Sad to see so many unforced errors. insideevs.com/news/769401/...
What a colossal waste of time. Create all this chaos and disruption knowing it would be reversed.
Why does this feel like there are so many things wrong with #Tesla but they are going for the shiny objects?
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Not a good sign as the people inside #Tesla know what's really going on. www.thestreet.com/electric-veh...
Love the door handles. #TeslaFSD www.roadandtrack.com/news/a656543...
While it's not #FSD and it's got a long way to go, they have made a lot of progress. Here you can see it going around some debris on the highway. In the 2nd clip, it waits a second longer at a Stop for the bicyclist, then slows, calculating when it will be safe to go around a parked truck.
Yeah, it's way cheaper because like their stock price, it's wholly disconnected from fundamentals. P.S. He made up the price as a joke.
Anybody familiar with Zeno’s Dichotomy Paradox sees how it applies to FSD Tesla keeps halving the gap to unsupervised with each update: Now it handles intersections better, Now it merges more smoothly. Yet the final “you can take a nap and wake up in another city” milestone stays just out of reach.
Can't wait. 😨😱🫣
Tesla is building an entire autonomous ride-hailing service based on a non-autonomous ride-hailing software. 😆
Don't kid yourself. As soon as the rush to buy before September 30th ends, #Tesla sales will crater. www.barrons.com/articles/tes...
Shell Will Shut Down Its Volta EV Chargers I can't help but think that just helps Shell's oil business regardless what they are saying publicly. insideevs.com/news/768460/...
The fact that FSD “decides” if it should speed or not, is insane.
The state taking the initiative is a good point. We have them in Phoenix but there isn’t a state-wide effort (that I know about).
Any mention of the upcoming changing to product offering, i.e., R2? I would assume some are waiting for that before pulling the trigger. Current administration isn't helping either.
That's the way to do it! Congrats. California is working on the "apartment/condo" problem relative to home charging. Here to hoping other states do as well.
Driving along the I-10 to Tucson, the minivan isn't moving out of the passing lane. So I move into that lane to allow cars on the right to pass. Thinking I am doing the responsible thing, only to have the VW cut me off. Interestingly, FSD didn't react. But I thought it was rude. #TeslaFSD v13.2.9
Groundbreaking in #EV portfolio expansion. www.notateslaapp.com/news/2965/te...
Even worse, 12.6.4 was released 6 months ago, and no update has been released since for new cars bought in late 2023.
We've now gone 85 days without an update to #TeslaFSD since v13.2.9, breaking the previous record of 83 days. The entire team is distracted and focused solely on propping up the stock price with their dubious RoboTaxi venture.
Xiaomi Supercharges ADAS With 10 Million Real-World Driving Clips
More proof that Tesla Automotive is phoning it in. Knocking $10K off and stripping features and materials never works. Meanwhile, it seems like BYD is introducing new models every month.
This is just laughable. Living forever or living in space is "possible" as long as you have unlimited time and money and don't need to make a profit.
I get it, it's one incident, but much like their stock price and #TeslaFSD that they're selling to the public, it lacks the fundamentals. After 10 years, it still can't do some basic things. www.reddit.com/r/SelfDrivin...
Seems like even the Mayan Gods in Mexico don't like Elon's #Tesla.
Tesla teleoperated robot failed while serving popcorn on first day of new diner
Of course it was released just after close.
Unfortunately, I was right. There isn't a more adept version of #TeslaFSD than what is available to paying customers of that service. Fortunately, these influencers are willing guinea pigs so the rest of us don't have to worry as much, unless you're walking or driving near one. 🤦
The update showing which chargers are out of order on the screen is fantastic. Interesting supercharger in Anaheim. It’s at the top of a car park. It says go to level five, but it only has three levels. Also tons of other chargers.
If #Tesla routing is going to take you to a Supercharger that’s calculated to have 10% remaining, it shouldn’t show the yellow warning on the percentage.
Charging at Westminster Mall in Huntington Beach, CA. Loads of #TeslaSuperchargers and some Electrify America chargers. Spent a few minutes walking around the very sad adjacent mall that is destined for closure or destruction.
This is the very definition of investor malpractice. “… already operates in a 10x bigger area than Tesla in the US. It also has about 100x more vehicles. The idea that Tesla will catch up by mid next year, which is what CEO Elon Musk claimed, is completely ludicrous.”
Tesla’s pricing, like its stock price, is not based in reality. They have yet to show a business plan or any sort of fundamentals that would show a profitable business. Therefore, they are just making it up. Want further proof, $4.20 a ride. Tesla is not a serious business.
#Waymo is doubling their business every six months and #Tesla is sending 🍆 pics. Which is the more serious company? 🤔 P.S. In the last 4 months, Tesla has released 2 updates to the public for their FSD.
Just more evidence that Tesla is not a serious company.
Zigzagging down I-10 trying to get onto N-51 is just a mess. Admittedly, I have #TeslaFSD set to hurry mode, but the number of lane changes (6) given the area, only to cut in front of a truck to make the exit, is just not going to inspire a lot of confidence in ordinary riders and drivers. v13.2.9
Great article outlining the future of #Tesla. Even if the tech was working perfectly, which it is far from, there are so many other issues. Who talks to the police across town at 3 AM if there is a crash? www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
How does any investor worth their salt think these shenanigans are the work of a serious person?
#TeslaFSD still can't find the correct lane when going from one highway to another, and this is their big upgrade ... light shows and an AI bot schooled on Twitter?!? More evidence these guys have lost their innovation mojo and that this is not a serious car company.
Not sure #Tesla got the memo. 🤣 www.wired.com/story/cup-ho...
“Several key metrics, such as how many miles it has driven and how often Tesla employees need to intervene with the driving software, remain mysteries.” That’s the number one problem. www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovat...
Good comeback.
Totally ignores both brand destruction and audience alienation. Two key factors in rebuilding Tesla. Making it all about #ElonMusk is a mistake. fortune.com/2025/07/08/t...
This is the greatest proof of how distracted Elon and Tesla are. Before January 2025, they released new #TeslaFSD software every week or so. After January, starting with v13.2.8, there wasn't another release for almost 3 months. We are on v13.2.9 for two months and counting.
It is a great time to buy. Zero Interest overlaid on a #Cybertruck. Best graphic today.
I am surprised it took this long and there aren't more of these lawsuits. #TeslaFSD
Nice. They are rolling out way faster than I would have thought.
Count your blessings. You don’t have to spend the money AND don’t have to risk your life being around them. LOL
With all the money and time spent on it, I figured they at least understand what would need to be developed in order to make this work. Not sure that's true any more.
That is Tesla's brand. We are the beta, & in some cases alpha, testers. But I'm not sure how you would effectively test something like this without wide releases. That said, they aren't doing it in a way that is safe or rewards the testers, unless you think paying $8K for the privilege is a reward.
It's amazing how even these stupid little things aren't 100% at this point. I just don't see how this or the Robotaxi is going to work, much less make trillions.
Late Exit onto Warner. Vehicle travels an additional 1/2 mile before it starts to get over and then it's too late. I had to take control, not trusting it to navigate across five lanes of traffic in 0.1 miles. Is FSD still terrible or is this a map data problem? #TeslaFSD v13.2.9
Sweet.
They are working great in Phoenix.
HEADLINE: ROI on $250m investment leads to additional $2b loss. Not a great strategy. And nobody ever learns.
Hard to believe they would be spending all this time and money if they didn't have a road map to a viable business. The engineers seems to at least understand it. But these days who knows.
I have a really hard time believing this market is as big as they say. That said, and I am not the typical driver, I do really find myself using it more and wanting to just kick back and look forward to the day when I have the option, under certain circumstances, for it to drive itself.
"In more than 45% of the crashes, the Tesla struck another vehicle or obstacle with adequate time for an attentive driver to respond or mitigate the crash." It's how they have been able to sell the feature that is hurting the brand. It's not full self driving. Period. www.yahoo.com/news/tesla-h...
"The U.S. and Europe have imposed tariffs to shield their car industries, alleging China unfairly subsidizes EVs. But Chinese automakers’ development speed has emerged as the biggest factor in their cost and technological advantages over foreign competitors." www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Some people, including introverts like me, consider it a premium ride if you have a consistent experience. Not having to talk to the driver is a bonus. And I'm not being snarky.
Just like the October event. No real substance or plan. Another Masterclass in how to "wing it" with billions of dollars at stake.
#Tesla's stock is up this morning because it wasn't as bad as they feared. 🤦🏻♂️ "It was the worst quarterly decline in the company’s history. Still, the result was better than feared and up from the 337,000 delivered in the first quarter of 2025." www.barrons.com/articles/tes...
All of Musk's companies, SpaceX, Boring, etc. are subsidized. That's what he's talking about (in addition to the EV stuff).
Interesting little video if you grew up during this time. Never owned one (I had a 1971 exploding Pinto). I forgot how truly awful this, and most other cars coming out of Detroit, were back then. Easy to see how the Japanese walked all over us. And here we go again. youtu.be/Hrv-PTYRrtE?...
Remember Tylenol? The response to something bad is what makes the difference. Musk is so bad at brand management (HBO is a close second), I suspect he's going to blow that but we'll see. I still don't get why the autonomous taxi business is this multi-trillion dollar business.
I looked through that list in the article and it doesn't feel like a major leap even though there are some useful features (e.g., U-Turns). Version number can be somewhat subjective and artificial anyway.
I've suspected all along there is a different version of FSD being used in its #Robotaxis from what's publicly available. Either a new level of beta testing or shows they are more interested in autonomy than building great cars. For all we know, there are still humans driving in the background.
"The use of safety monitors, while clearly necessary, contradicts a promise Musk made to analysts and investors in January. "Teslas will be in the wild, with no one in them, in June." Proves these investors are playing a whole other game from the rest of us. www.muskwatch.com/p/the-week-i...
Tesla just can't seem to do anything right these days.
Plug In America’s just released their fifth annual EV driver survey, its largest to date. This particular survey includes responses from over 6,000 respondents, with over 5,300 being EV drivers. youtu.be/wnpqsA61vdk?...
Tesla Superchargers were packed in Quartzite, Arizona yesterday. I guess the holiday encouraged folks to get on the road. Good mix of Mustangs and other non-Teslas, including a Hummer. Even the Rivian chargers across the street from the Jerky store were busy.
Finally. It's been a heck of a year.
#Tesla feeling more and more like a house of cards. www.axios.com/2025/06/09/s...
Agreed. Unfortunately, that's sort of an understatement these days. They aren't even trying to pretend it's not all about power and money.
I sort of get not wanting to make progress (innovation is hard) but I don't understand rolling back real progress that has proven (re: data) to support it. I will never understand this.
Pretty much everything out of Tesla is disingenuous. Saying they don't want to release this data because competitors would have the ability to asses proprietary information from Tesla is a little too convenient. Their crisis management firm must be working overtime.
Saying they don't want to release this data because competitors would have the ability to asses proprietary information from Tesla is a little too convenient. Their crisis management firm must be working overtime.
