And as you well know - and I can still see - those words (among others that got you a direct, in-thread warning about your conduct on this site) were in that post until you edited it to blank it. They were quoted in the post directly after it too.
The most common excuse or reason that I've seen thrown back at my cynicism about Musk/Tesla, is that it's valuation reflected its status as a tech company, not a carmaker. I'd suggest therefore that to sustain a wildly high valuation, it needs to deliver on the tech front and not the car front. Autonomous driving was that golden ticket, but as time goes on it's becoming clearer that AD is not coming as quickly as Elon said it would, the hardware they've chosen might not be up to the job, and if only for the regulators, their 'lead' in the market is basically just hype.
He's literally on the leg.The most common excuse or reason that I've seen thrown back at my cynicism about Musk/Tesla, is that it's valuation reflected its status as a tech company, not a carmaker. I'd suggest therefore that to sustain a wildly high valuation, it needs to deliver on the tech front and not the car front. Autonomous driving was that golden ticket, but as time goes on it's becoming clearer that AD is not coming as quickly as Elon said it would, the hardware they've chosen might not be up to the job, and if only for the regulators, their 'lead' in the market is basically just hype.
I can't help but think the shot in the arm TSLA might need is to announce dividends. Sales are good and they're making money now, offering a payback that doesn't rely on liquidating your investment or placing your faith in the word of a shyster, would be sensible, IMHO... having said that, I'd also like to see the whole lot to collapse in an epic sea of fanboy tears. Musk fans have long since been one of the worst bunch of fanboys on the web and I've always found Musk to be a bit of a ****-stain, but to see what he's pandering to and stirring up on Twitter, it goes beyond just stanning for EV's or a car brand.
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Not too surprising. The market is seeing competitive offerings from other manufacturers and the novelty of EVs has long since worn away, much like what happened with smartphones a few years after the iPhone first hit the stores. But unlike Apple, Tesla wasn't able to position itself as the prestige brand of its sector and buyers' attention is being pulled in other directions.Used Tesla prices are also going down.
Used Tesla prices drop nearly 20% as flippers can’t find buyers
The days of paying a premium for a used Tesla are seemingly in the rear-view mirror as demand for the pioneering electric vehicle plummets. The price of a used Tesla has plunged 17% in the past fiv…
Literally like.
Would-be operator of the self-driving car and other motorists certainly aren't without blame, however it does appear there was a maneuver to the left immediately prior to the sudden stop which may explain at least in part why other motorists were ill-prepared. Certainly blame for subsequent collisions lay more squarely on inattentiveness and poor driving practices.
Driver assistance systems used to be a safety net that can reliably, though not inevitably, sort things out if/when you get it wrong - which would ideally be rarely, with proper driving skills. Autonomous driving seems to have flipped that on its head. It does the easy bit but relies on the driver to be the safety net when it gets it wrong. We've gone from having safety features on cars that aren't used 99% of the time, but functionally work 99.99% of the time, and 50/50 might save your life. An autonomous system that's less reliable, and used far more of the time is just bonkers yet the Tesla apologists will still try and justify paying extra for it.
Almost all of airline pilot/jet pilot training revolves around the automation. This is my second time going through it. We all know how to fly planes effectively, just like on the ground we all know how to drive cars effectively (how to follow rules and make it go etc). The automation can make it vastly easier and safer...but only if you are well trained in how the automation works. If it weren't for the (actual) autopilot system there would be nothing for airlines to teach us. But ultimately the responsbility is placed on our shoulders and our lives and that point is drilled home with humbling effectiveness. Driver training could learn a lot. Pilots spend most of their time fully aware that anything could go horribly wrong at any point but drivers simply don't think like that. They expect that things will continue working as they always have and that's a total failure of training.
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It's not like there isn't an entire global industry which has already fought through this cultural problem and has many lessons to be taught. I can't tell if I'm just so right that nobody has a rebuttal or if people literally want these problems to continue but every time I bring up aviation there is zero discussion about it, no questions asked, no nothing.
Right, but flying takes so hundreds of hours of training. You have to fly for thousands of hours to be able to fly commercially. There are so many different regulations in place to protect everyone involved. And yet, fatal accidents still happen, even with autopilot on. The FAA is trying to revise training to reduce reliance on autopilot.
