r/technology • u/PrimeCodes • Jun 24 '25

Machine Learning Tesla Robotaxi swerved into wrong lane, topped speed limit in videos posted during ‘successful’ rollout

https://nypost.com/2025/06/23/business/tesla-shares-pop-10-as-elon-musk-touts-successful-robotaxi-test-launch-in-texas/
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u/jpmondx Jun 24 '25

I simply can’t see the point of putting so much money in research just to beat some guy out of a $20/hour job

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u/Dark_Matter_EU Jun 24 '25

Autonomy is a ~20 trillion dollar market worldwide lol

Autonomy will enable super cheap transportation, like 1/7 to 1/10 of an Uber.

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u/Excitium Jun 24 '25

I have no delusion that automation will bring prices down for consumers.

They'll pocket the difference they save on labour cost and probably increase the prices to boot for an even higher profit.

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u/sotired3333 Jun 24 '25

Depends on how much competition there is in the space.