California DMV Allows Testing of Autonomous Light Duty Trucks

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 05:41:49 +0000

In California, the DMV now allows the testing of autonomous light duty trucks. “Light duty” means anything up to 10,000 pounds (5 tons). This means, according to a post by StreetsblogCal, that your pizza could be delivered with no driver

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Why Tesla Could Be Worth Trillions Of Dollars In 4 Years

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2020 04:36:19 +0000

Tesla’s recent stock price rise has come as a shock to many, but not to others who have believed in Tesla (sometimes for more than a decade). One of those strong Tesla bulls has been ARK Invest. ARK has been focused on the larger picture since its inception. So far, this has been the best way to consider Tesla’s potential — in terms of sales, expansion, and apparently stock price as well

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Waiting For Tesla Full Self Driving, These Are My Top Questions & Thoughts (As A User)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 12:10:48 +0000

I’ll admit it — I’m super eager for the first edition of Tesla “Full Self Driving” to roll out. Before critics start freaking out, I should make clear that I don’t expect to nap, work, or watch movies while using initial iterations of Full Self Driving. I currently use Autopilot a ton, and I’m well aware that it is handling most of the driving just fine while I’m essentially a simple passenger, but I do keep my hands on the wheel and constantly scan the road like a pretend driver fully focused on acting out the role in search of an Oscar (or at least a Teen Choice Award)

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Tesla & Robotaxi Economics: The Network That Optimizes The Machine

Credit to Author: Rahul Sonnad| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 06:34:20 +0000

There is a long-standing argument about whether Tesla is a car company or a tech company. This argument is typically made in the context of how Wall Street should value the company. If Tesla is just a new kind of carmaker, it should be valued at something significantly less than its annual revenue — maybe 25% to 50%, like Ford and GM. Alternatively, if Tesla is a tech company, then it could be valued significantly higher. Google, for example, is trading at about 6 times its revenues today, Facebook at 8, Microsoft at 9, and Salesforce at 10 times. Tesla trades at around 3 times its revenues with some profits, while Uber and Lyft trade around 4 times revenues and have never been profitable

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YouTuber Explains How Elon Musk & Tesla Will Disrupt 10 Industries

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2019 04:50:14 +0000

A few days ago I ran across a video from a criminal defense lawyer in Florida that brings up some points I hadn’t heard before. I’d suggest you watch the whole 30 minute video if you have the time. If not, you can read my summary and comments and just use this guide Warren provided to skip to the parts that most interest you

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Who Is *Actually* Going To Buy A Tesla Cybertruck?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 20:10:30 +0000

It seems that now is a good time to look at the various types of people who might genuinely buy a Cybertruck and for what reasons

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The Tesla Cybertruck Isn’t A Pickup — It’s Much, Much More

Credit to Author: Rahul Sonnad| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:10:44 +0000

Tesla Cybertruck revealPrior to its new “Pickup Truck” unveil on Thursday night, Tesla had built up an impressive amount of anticipation across Tesla fanatics and the car industry alike. Speculation was rampant. Actual knowledge of the truck’s details, however, was bone dry

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Tesla On Track To Release “Feature Complete” Full Self Driving Solution In 2019

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 01:27:09 +0000

Tesla opened up about its progress on its fully autonomous driving solution, dubbed Full Self Driving, on its Q3 2019 earnings call today. CEO Elon Musk tentatively said that, “it still does appear that we will still be in Early Access release of Full Self Driving by the end of this year.”

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What If We Go From Paying For Transportation To Being Paid To Go Places?

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2019 04:10:32 +0000

This week I read a series of tweets that inspired me to write this article on declining transportation costs and how they could fundamentally change the markets for personal transportation

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Why Smart Summon Matters

Credit to Author: Frugal Moogal| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 23:00:30 +0000

I mentioned in a recent article that I added to my stock position in Tesla for a variety of reasons. Before I go on to discuss Smart Summon, I wanted to address a complaint in the comment section of that article

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