If a firm unveils a much-hyped prototype and its share price immediately falls 8%, it means investors aren’t impressed by its vaporware. 🧵/1 #Tesla#selfdriving#robotaxiwww.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/b...

Elon Musk Shows Off Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ That Drives Itself

“You could fall asleep and wake up at your destination,” said Mr. Musk, Tesla’s C.E.O., but some experts are skeptical that such cars will be ferrying passengers soon.

“Mr. Musk has for several years claimed that the company was months away from starting a #Robotaxi service.” /2

Is Musk’s strong support for Trump driven in part by need/desire for swift approval down the road of an FMVSS exemption for Tesla’s robotaxi?