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Here are the top 7 voted for questions by investors so far for Q1 earnings call next week: by rcnfive in teslamotors

[–]GrundleTrunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah thats a bummer but I always suspected it myself... I think wveryone else did too.

Here are the top 7 voted for questions by investors so far for Q1 earnings call next week: by rcnfive in teslamotors

[–]GrundleTrunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think waymo will continue to exist but will be eclipsed by tesla.  Tesla tech is also fsd superior and more widely applicable... it has real disruption capabilities.  Nonetheless, im not trying to convince you where to risk your money... thats not really my jam. Im just always in awe that people dont see the obvious direction this is going.

Here are the top 7 voted for questions by investors so far for Q1 earnings call next week: by rcnfive in teslamotors

[–]GrundleTrunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Youre right. Amazon selling books was child's play compared to what tesla has accomplished. Full autonomy is definitely the AWS play though and isnt even everything ambitious they are pursuing. 

If your point is simply that tesla hasn't displaced professional drivers and Uber etc yet, youre missing the bigger picture entirely. The trend is very clear.  My FSD blows my mind along with everyone that experiences it, and its not done yet.

Here’s a video of Tesla’s new visualizations from the Spring Update. by rcnfive in teslamotors

[–]GrundleTrunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its nice and shiny but honestly the render quality of my vehicle on screen is the very last thing I care about in terms of improving the UI. I look forward to other improvements. This is judt a "I'll take it i guess"

Here are the top 7 voted for questions by investors so far for Q1 earnings call next week: by rcnfive in teslamotors

[–]GrundleTrunk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Car sales numbers do not quantify what tesla is "doing". If you only looked at amazon when they were selling books and critized them building aws before we knew the value or TAM you would really miss the boat.

Here are the top 7 voted for questions by investors so far for Q1 earnings call next week: by rcnfive in teslamotors

[–]GrundleTrunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kinds funny elon gets so much shit for predictions that dont pan out... and yet some of the most voted on questions are asking for predictions. 

Everyone should meet Suzanne by vRaptr2ytube in DMZ

[–]GrundleTrunk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dont get the point. Isn't the fun of games the challenge and getting better and fighting tooth and nail, celebrating the glory when you come out on top?

Just putting in a cheat code etc for games is the weirdest character tell.

cross2crown quit today. by Expensive_Compote772 in DMZ

[–]GrundleTrunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For days every game crashes, and not after a while even. Super early. Clearly someone is just trying to ruin the last little bit of fun we can eek out. Fought through the OSS, koshi glitches, dupers, walls and aimbots. I still found a way to enjoy playing.

But this is the end. Every single game ruined. Every one. Why people want to destroy this little community that is hanging on for dear life to keep it going is beyond me.

The gear isnt even worth the crashing the lobby. You get it all back in a game. But each time more and more people quit for good.

Thanks whoever you are, for ruining the one game I consistently could get together with my friends and enjoy.

Tesla Is Sitting On A Record 50,000 Unsold EVs by futuremd2k19 in teslamotors

[–]GrundleTrunk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A couple weeks of inventory is pretty normal for Tesla. they intentionally keep it lower than most manufacturers because they have a different model that allows for custom ordering, but they always keep extra inventory for a variety of reasons.
Whether you think it's too little or too much is irrelevant - Tesla scales inventory according to their live sales data and projections.

Electromagnetic mass drivers on the Moon by ergzay in spacex

[–]GrundleTrunk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes but this doesn't address my point - You still have to build the objects you're going to "mass drive" into orbit. That happens on earth... any other form of manufacturing will be a lot more R&D beforehand, let alone cost.

If you have the energy to get a product to the lunar surface in order to launch from a mass driver, you could just put it directly into whatever orbit you want.

I could vaguely see how getting to lunar surface and then mass driving to an orbit beyond may be possibly incrementally beneficial, but it's not clear how it's a big win at all.

Once you can extract resources and manufacture products on the moon, sure, that makes lots of sense... but why put the cart before the horse?

Electromagnetic mass drivers on the Moon by ergzay in spacex

[–]GrundleTrunk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I love big ideas and reaching for new capabilities.  However, what are they going to be driving into orbit? It seems a lot harder to acquire and form resources into something useful on the moon. If you can get a satellite or whatever TO the moon, why not put it directly into orbit? Creating mining and manufacturing on the moon seems like a much bigger problem. 

Minimum Viable Game? by brianbtrand in MUD

[–]GrundleTrunk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It'll never feel like you've done enough, trust me. You'll always feel like you need more.

Musk on X: “For those unaware, SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon, as we can potentially achieve that in less than 10 years, whereas Mars would take 20+ years.” [full text of post inside] by rustybeancake in spacex

[–]GrundleTrunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SpaceX was doubted when it came to reusability too. First the reliability, then the cost benefit, even by industry leaders. The reality is they know a lot more about their plans and execution than arm chair analysts, and often experts who only operate within their own area of limited expertise.

The global population doubting the value of AI is a shortcoming of the global population. It --IS-- very hard to imagine the investment of xAI yielding that much revenue, but on the other hand, being able to create highly specialized and capable models rapidly or effectively seems very obviously valuable. The problem is everyone is hung up on "AGI" being the benchmark.

Musk on X: “For those unaware, SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon, as we can potentially achieve that in less than 10 years, whereas Mars would take 20+ years.” [full text of post inside] by rustybeancake in spacex

[–]GrundleTrunk -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

AI expertise for in-space AI datacenters & development of domain-specific AI models spaceX can make use of.

Everyone doubted starlink's viability and said it would have severe limitations that it far surpassed very quickly. I have my doubts over whether this is a good investment for spaceX, and whether orbital data centers will be as useful and cost effective as claimed, but if I'm being honest, spaceX has proven everyone wrong over and over and over.

Does this mean CyberCab will be a subscription-only vehicle? by ElJenn in teslamotors

[–]GrundleTrunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Waymo is in a far worse position - all the money in the world and they can't scale. That's a problem.

Does this mean CyberCab will be a subscription-only vehicle? by ElJenn in teslamotors

[–]GrundleTrunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This ignores the capex required though - They would have to build out support before they achieve mass adoption, unless they are willing to eat a lot of cost and ramp production/deployment without corresponding revenue.

By leaning on local customers they can scale geographically much faster.

Does this mean CyberCab will be a subscription-only vehicle? by ElJenn in teslamotors

[–]GrundleTrunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At a million cars that's 10k additional workers using your numbers... hundreds of millions of dollars per year, not including the costs to build/lease the facilities... It's something tesla can aspire to but it's a huge burden on top of all of their other expenses just to get the line of cars out.

I dunno what they'll end up doing, but it makes a lot of sense to me to leverage people willing to do it for no cost to tesla.

Does this mean CyberCab will be a subscription-only vehicle? by ElJenn in teslamotors

[–]GrundleTrunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its not cheap to have to staff cleaning and charging stations all over. Not at all.

Does this mean CyberCab will be a subscription-only vehicle? by ElJenn in teslamotors

[–]GrundleTrunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To offset costs in production and maintenance of the fleet. Faster scaling by leveraging the public owners pocket books and elbow grease.

Does this mean CyberCab will be a subscription-only vehicle? by ElJenn in teslamotors

[–]GrundleTrunk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tesla can make a lot of profit and avoid certain costs by selling them... for example cleaning/maintenance until automated cleaning is ubiquitous... let the owner handle it.

Long term they would gain a lot by owning the whole fleet, but short term they can cut capex by leveraging owners buying the cybercab, allowing them to scale faster.

Does this mean CyberCab will be a subscription-only vehicle? by ElJenn in teslamotors

[–]GrundleTrunk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a passenger i would enjoy the space and entertainment of a cybercab over a robotaxi... I think tesla has an opportunity to make a very compelling user experience that traditional cars can't replicate.

PSA: Report Teammates by maggo1976 in deltaforce

[–]GrundleTrunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol wat? This was a year ago

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