Tesla launched its “Robotaxi” service in Austin eight months ago. In that time, Elon Musk promised 500 cars in Austin, coverage for half the US population, fully unsupervised rides, and expansion to 8-10 cities, all by the end of 2025. None of it happened.
Today, the service has roughly 42 cars in Austin, availability below 20%, a crash rate 9 times worse than human drivers, and the “unsupervised” rides Musk hyped before earnings have vanished from the tracker.
Musk is a hype man and a con man. Nothing more. A stupid man’s idea of what a smart man looks and acts like.
The failed promises have not been surprising for a long time. What is surprising is how much money people still throw at the man.