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Tesla Robotaxi Drops Off Passengers in Middle of Intersection… Handpicked Riders Say the “Performance Was Great” (fuelarc.com)
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We’re getting the first videos of “select guests” getting access to Tesla’s Robotaxi service in Austin, and the level of polish leaves something to be desired. For instance, one gaggle of Tesla influencers was dropped off directly in an intersection, leading to these wooly screenshots.

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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Are these cheaper or is it just Uber etc trying to maximise their profits by cutting out the salary bit?

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  • [–] [S] 37 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    They are currently dirt cheap, because Tesla isn't looking to profit (this is a PR stunt and stock pumping excercise for now).

    The rides cost $4.20. Haaah, that joke will never get old, Elon :|

    And yes, the reason that it impacts the stock price so radically, is that labor is a huge portion of professional driving expense. If you can make every professional driver unemployed by automating their job, you can make a small handful of people very, very rich.

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