Comment by mcherm
10 days ago
> The real take away is that the Robotaxis don't really exist
More accurately, the real takeaway is that Tesla's robo-taxis don't really exist.
10 days ago
> The real take away is that the Robotaxis don't really exist
More accurately, the real takeaway is that Tesla's robo-taxis don't really exist.
Because it is fraud trying to inflate Tesla stock price.
The real term is “marketing puffery.” It’s a fun, legally specific way to describe a company bullshitting to hype its product.
Puffery is like saying this is the best canned chili ever made. Selling a can of chili but never actually giving the chili just an empty can is fraud.
Puffery should really be limited to subjective things like flavor and not self-driving cars.
The Robotaxi service might be puffery, selling "full self driving" is just fraud.
A robotaxi rollout where each car needs a safety driver is fraud.
What's even more unbelievable is that a significant number of people are still falling for it