So you're saying Tesla should stop selling cars even if people want them?
In 10 years, Tesla is projected to sell 10-20 million cars a year. Even if they only make $5,000 profit per car, that’s still $50-100 billion a year. Why would they pass on that kind of money?
And about everyone buying a robotaxi—think about it. Even if millions of people buy robotaxis, there will still be tons of people who need rides but don’t want to own a car. there's gonna be 10billion people in the world breh. Not everyone will buy a robotaxi; many will just use them when they need a ride. imagine countries like india finally wake da hell up and have some sort of infrastructure. that's 2 billion people 10 years later.
The market for ride-sharing and autonomous services will be ginormous. Tesla’s plan is to sell cars and offer ride services, making money from both. The idea that the demand for rides will disappear if everyone buys a robotaxi just doesn’t hold up. People will always need convenient and affordable transportation. like you nikkas said tesla is a car company. tesla will always sell cars because it's their core business. they just happened to be also an AI company. it's laughable when yall nikkas say Google won't have problem. i'll be like yall out of touch. Tesla's been a leader in making EVs for over a decade until BYD came to a scene. yall don't know how hard it is to scale a car company.
In the end, they can do so many things when they figure out autotomy. no it ain't gonna be like baidu or waymo. solving autonomy only means 1 thing. AI has taken over and became a better driver than human.
It lets them tap into multiple revenue streams and maximize profits in a changing market. Future will be different. Tesla will lead the charge.
