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Li Auto CEO Thinks Autonomous Cars Need Lidar in China

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It’s a longstanding and vigorous debate — will robotaxis need lidar, or are cameras alone adequate? Of course, we have several companies now operating robotaxis in China, the US, and elsewhere. Those all use lidar. However, Elon Musk has said for about a decade that robotaxis shouldn’t need lidar, and … [continued]

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Tesla’s Long-Term Sales Trend — In Charts

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It’s always fun looking at Tesla’s long-term sales trends, especially when I get around to plugging all of the numbers into a series of cool charts. Admittedly, though, at times it’s been a little boring. When Tesla sales were just up up up for several quarters (er, years), the story … [continued]

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How Much Are Robotaxi Utopia Promises Simply Myths?

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Much of the discussion around robotaxis these days is focused on how well they work and how quickly they can scale up and reproduce. However, some of the initial premises on why robotaxis could be good and helpful have probably not gotten enough attention. Bloomberg recently interviewed former director of … [continued]

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More than 25% of Americans Would Consider Selling Their Home to Buy a Tesla Home

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I’m writing one more article about the results of a survey conducted by JW Surety Bonds. I already wrote about the finding that 1 in 4 Americans won’t touch Tesla products due to Elon Musk, as well as findings related to Tesla robotaxis, and robotaxis more broadly. But there’s an … [continued]

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55% of Americans Would Ride in a Tesla Robotaxi

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I just wrote about interesting new research finding that 25% of Americans are completely avoiding Tesla products because of Elon Musk. It’s a big deal, whether many Tesla fans want to acknowledge it or not. In theory, that’s 1.5 million sales rather than 2 million. But that’s not what most … [continued]

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