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Given Tesla's abysmal track record on keeping their promises I feel like it is justified to dismiss them, at the risk of being surprised if they do make it.
by lbourdages 8mo ago
Given Tesla's abysmal track record on keeping their promises I feel like it is justified to dismiss them, at the risk of being surprised if they do make it.
- porphyra 8mo agoBoth of these can be true at the same time: * Elon has been making wildly exaggerated and over-optimistic claims for a decade and continues to do so * Tesla has recently made huge strides in capability and has a clear path to full autonomy And to be fair, many other car companies also promised self driving cars, e.g. Audi in 2014 promising driverless cars by 2016 [1]. It's just that Tesla is still executing on the promise whereas many other carmakers have fizzled out on their ambitions. As the Rodney Brooks article itself mentions, > As a reminder of how strong the hype was and the certainty of promises that it was just around the corner here is a snapshot of a whole bunch of predictions by major executives from 2017. [1] https://www.digitalspy.com/tech/a610930/audi-promises-to-deliver-driverless-cars-by-2016/ https://www.digitalspy.com/tech/a610930/audi-promises-to-del...