▲ 590 ▼ SpaceX Stock Plunge Wipes Out $600 Billion After Cursor Deal Spooks Investors (www.forbes.com) submitted 4 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world 138 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world -16 points 4 months ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) What technology promise did he make that he kept? His promise of self-driving cars turned into a huge pile of accidents, especially since he insisted (still insists) that autopilot operate on a single sensor. Waymo uses five. It's not like his companies did nothing. Getting his launch vehicles to land safely, vertically, was way cool, but a small step on the way to space colonies or space tourism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world -3 points 4 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sobchak@programming.dev 1 point 4 months ago* (1 child) Tesla FSD is not safer than real drivers. All robotaxis are level 4 at most, so it's an "apples vs oranges" thing. It's like saying trains are safer than real drivers. By all accounts, the Tesla robotaxis are the worst that exist, and they're barely being used where they've been rolled out. I will give credit that Tesla forced other car manufacturers to innovate, but they're outclassed in every way now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) What technology promise did he make that he kept? His promise of self-driving cars turned into a huge pile of accidents, especially since he insisted (still insists) that autopilot operate on a single sensor. Waymo uses five. It's not like his companies did nothing. Getting his launch vehicles to land safely, vertically, was way cool, but a small step on the way to space colonies or space tourism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world -3 points 4 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sobchak@programming.dev 1 point 4 months ago* (1 child) Tesla FSD is not safer than real drivers. All robotaxis are level 4 at most, so it's an "apples vs oranges" thing. It's like saying trains are safer than real drivers. By all accounts, the Tesla robotaxis are the worst that exist, and they're barely being used where they've been rolled out. I will give credit that Tesla forced other car manufacturers to innovate, but they're outclassed in every way now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[+] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world -3 points 4 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sobchak@programming.dev 1 point 4 months ago* (1 child) Tesla FSD is not safer than real drivers. All robotaxis are level 4 at most, so it's an "apples vs oranges" thing. It's like saying trains are safer than real drivers. By all accounts, the Tesla robotaxis are the worst that exist, and they're barely being used where they've been rolled out. I will give credit that Tesla forced other car manufacturers to innovate, but they're outclassed in every way now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] sobchak@programming.dev 1 point 4 months ago* (1 child) Tesla FSD is not safer than real drivers. All robotaxis are level 4 at most, so it's an "apples vs oranges" thing. It's like saying trains are safer than real drivers. By all accounts, the Tesla robotaxis are the worst that exist, and they're barely being used where they've been rolled out. I will give credit that Tesla forced other car manufacturers to innovate, but they're outclassed in every way now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)