RE: Rest Easy Models S and X - Big Changes Coming at Tesla
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I'd say driving your own car won't even be allowed in the future. The laws will be against it. Possibly the cars won't allow it either.
I wonder if his pivot has to do with the announced possible SpaceX merger. Under another government that wouldn't be allowed, but I don't think Trump would stand against it, so it just depends on if the two companies can work out the details.
At any rate, it's a good move. Even if the Optimus robot doesn't work out as he thinks it will, the other car companies will be catching up shortly and will be offering lower prices, so he has to do something.
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Yeah, eventually I can see laws passed against manual driving. Nvidia is marketing their own plug and play version of FSD that other auto manufacturers can buy so autonomy will be ubiquitous.
The consolidation of all Musk companies is the ultimate plan, I think. They're all interrelated. Critics will surely claim it violates antitrust laws so I expect a battle in that regard.
Chinese EVs would absolutely obliterate the US market if they were allowed to be sold here—their offerings are insane for the price. I see the cost of manufacturing and prices for everything going down from here on out due to automation so profit margins would be way tighter. I think making consumer vehicles is just a hard business that requires so many resources, it's smart to pivot out.