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What did Musk's promised driverless taxis provide that existing driverless taxis don't? The tech has arrived; it's a car that drives itself while the passenger sits in the back. Is the "gotcha" that the car isn't a Tesla?

Seems like we're splitting hairs a bit here.

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He promised that you'd be able to turn your own Tesla into an autonomous taxi that would earn you money. That is a massive lie, not splitting hairs. Obviously, we're very desensitized to lying rats - but that's what he did.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-robotaxis-by-june-m...

Looks like it's still in the works. Sometimes when technologists promise something their timelines end up being overly optimistic. I'm sure this isn't news to you.

By your language and past commentary though this seems like the kind of thing which elicits a pretty emotional response from you, so I'm not sure this would be a productive conversation either way.

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