Yeah, I think the bad-actor-hacking scenario is the abiding fear for the internet of things. I think about it constantly when using crosswalks in front of Waymos and just thank providence again that I'm not famous or an obvious target.
If the two terrorists yesterday traded vehicles, they both would have been more successful. Thank God terrorists are morons.
FSD vs Robotaxi. The one thing that distinguishes the two: who is liable. Who is willing to buy a car to send out into Houston traffic and take responsibility of accidents as an autonomous rideshare? I am not.
In those cases, Tesla will take responsibility because nobody is behind the wheel. They'll also get a 30% (IIRC) cut of all robotaxi revenues they don't directly operate. I expect within a year, Tesla should be able to start doing what Waymo does and eventually operate it on a 100-1000x scale within a few years. Scalability and cost is what will set them apart. One question I have is how will they prevent "attack drone" robotaxis, because using the trunk is a big part of the offering.
Has Tesla made a single comment about taking responsibility? I might be wrong but everyone's assuming Tesla will. Will Tesla's own insurance program cover Robotaxi use case?
IIRC, Musk hinted at it 2-3 years ago but the answer is obvious regardless. IMO, the whole idea of people renting out their private cars as robotaxis has always been a bunch of junk to boost sales. In reality, I bet 99%+ of the "Tesla Network" will be company operated.
Musk can't even be trusted to give an accurate guidance of a quarter worth of sales...so... But ya, I agree on bolded. No one's going to rent out their personal cars to make pennies on the dollar...
Cathy Wood told me zoomers don't like driving or can't afford cars. I guess we inflation spike car affordability until they're all under the thrall of uber and autonomous rideshare companies?
Interesting, thanks, and that makes sense. (Though I didn't know this when I posted that comment, I'm now reading (via CBS) that both the New Orleans truck and the exploding Cybertruck were apparently rented via Turo.)
All Turo hosts choose the protection plan that’s right for them, and every host plan comes standard with up to $750,000* in third-party liability insurance from Travelers. https://turo.com/us/en/car-rental/united-states/insurance
Damn, so if the reporting is right about these two recent terrorist events, Turo is on the hook (at least pending long legal proceedings). But yikes. I really liked the Turo model too.
Something tells me that companies like Turo who are on the hook will re-think this business model and if I am the Insurance Co, I am going to charge a pretty penny to insure someone you do not know who is now renting your car..............to have 2 Turo rentals do this had to shake the Execs at Turo I rent cars through National all the time when I travel, and I can confidently say I don't treat them as well as I do my personal vehicle.......I am not letting a stranger rent my car and do GOD knows what in it, let alone do something as EVIL as what was done this weekend
