They haven’t released anything decent since the Model 3, which was a massive success. It’s baffling to me that they’re now betting the company on robotics, rather than improving and extending their existing lineup of cars.
The QC on the Cybertruck pretty much shows why they lost their brand power over the years, though. Even when ignoring the politics.
[0] I’m not sure anyone agrees what it’s called.
> The QC
Was never Tesla’s forte.
I may be proven wrong, but until then I'll point to ~ten years of FSD promises.
There's no reason really why robots have to be humanoid, or that you have to interact with virtual worlds by strapping the screen on your face.
None of that makes him a credible or even a competent CEO.
Considering that Tesla's P/E is the highest in the S&P 500, and is 3.5X higher than the next company in the list, it's been hinted that Tesla's valuation is coming from - cough - alternative sources and isn't a sensible estimate of potential earnings.
Mocking conventional investors seems very much the current MO, just as much as mocking customers.
So I don't care what he's betting the company on. Tesla is now a drama for the sake of drama stock, and anyone who is expecting it to produce credible products may want to reconsider that possibility.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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