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I get that the focus has shifted to the robotaxi, and that the service is now running in some capacity in Austin. And the analysts and forecasters all run the numbers on a nationwide rollout, but what I don't see:

Will people actually get into a Robotaxi? Between a mix of distrust of the software and the general anti-musk sentiment, will they actually get the riders needed to fill their $1T valuation shoes?

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Given how badly the cybertruck undersold, it does seem plausible that they don’t understand the demand for robotaxi either

Personally, I will never trust Tesla purely due to how many YEARS they failed to deliver on their FSD promises. They are not competitive at their core competency of electric cars so why would we expect them to pioneer a new market?

Similarly, their new robot butler ("Optimus")- who is this even for and why would we expect Tesla to deliver on it?

Sure, they’ll get into Ubers, Waymo’s, and Robotaxis. But almost every American will still drive themselves in their own car. The world of personal transportation looks exactly the same as it did 30 years ago. Don’t forget self driving taxis was Uber’s pitch for a long time before reality forced them tell a different story.

Even if self-driving works well, Americans will drive their own car. Where does Tesla fit in once EV tech is a commodity and the brand is no longer fashionable?

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