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

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  1. kasperni · · focus · HN ↗
    It's okay, we're an AI company now.
    1. MiroslavPokorny · · focus · HN ↗
      A taxi company powered by AI auto drivers with ZERO taxis!
      1. zobzu · · 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.
        1. culi · · 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
          1. fragmede · · focus · HN ↗
            The safety driver isn't manually driving the car in normal conditions. Like, it's not that much of a scam.
            1. culi · · 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
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