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Tesla takes on $30B in credit as it approaches unprofitability

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kasperni · 1790745549 · focus · HN ↗
It's okay, we're an AI company now.
1. MiroslavPokorny · 1790745796 · focus · HN ↗
  A taxi company powered by AI auto drivers with ZERO taxis!
  1. zobzu · 1790747598 · focus · HN ↗
    I take them regularly in SF, twice cheaper than lyft, 4x cheaper than waymo and works fine... it's literally the cheapest other than zoox (free if on tester list, which I am), but it's as fast as Lyft/Uber.
    kridsdale1 · 1790748100 · focus · HN ↗
    Can I buy life insurance on you?
    greyface- · 1790748720 · focus · HN ↗
    Unless you have an "insurable interest" in their life, probably not. In SF, this is governed by California Insurance Code § 10110. <a href="https://law.justia.com/codes/california/code-ins/division-2/part-2/chapter-1/article-1/section-10110/" rel="nofollow">https://law.justia.com/codes/california/code-ins/division-2/...
    Permik · 1790751289 · focus · HN ↗
    This could be probably rectified with an ongoing dono in their GitHub Sponsonships.
    culi · 1790748540 · focus · HN ↗
    Someone sits in the front though and drives you around manually. That's just a simple taxi except its highly subsidized so Tesla can run its grift
    fragmede · 1790757856 · focus · HN ↗
    The safety driver isn't manually driving the car in normal conditions. Like, it's not that much of a scam.
    culi · 1790786316 · focus · HN ↗
    I personally like human interaction, but most people I see raving about Waymos like them because they don't have to interact with a human. What's the point if there's someone in the driver's seat? The only difference between a regular taxi is that it's currently heavily subsidized by Tesla so they can prop up their ridership statistics
    zelphirkalt · 1790749161 · focus · HN ↗
    Statements about the about items in the empty set are always true!
    UltraSane · 1790759467 · focus · HN ↗
    Do they have a safety driver?
    MiroslavPokorny · 1790814989 · focus · HN ↗
    Heres a secret nobody will tell you.
    Most of your trips such as commuting to the office are unnecessary becaus eyou already have a computer at home.
    Dont tell anyone...

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