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Teslaâs Robotaxi fleet utilization (unsupervised miles per day per vehicle) has risen steadily since July, from the low-40s to the low-100s today.
We estimated this by combining Texas DMV registrations (Cybercab + Model Y) with Florida vehicle counts from public trackers, then dividing the reported unsupervised mileage growth by the fleet size.
Mileage is compounding faster than the fleet is expanding, meaning the cars already on the road are being used more intensively.
Even so, utilization is still well below Waymoâs typical 200 miles per day per vehicle, so Tesla has substantial headroom to increase usage further as the network matures.
Unpopular opinion: Elon just did what the US government told him to on this matter. Still, he probably agreed and did it with good intentions, but good intentions can have disastrous outcomes.
In hindsight, instead of giving Starlink to Ukraine, allowing them to sign the deal in Istanbul instead of talking them out of it would have been a far better outcome for Ukraine.
But the US and the EU wanted war. And Ukraine was destroyed.
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In 2008, $TSLA had just $9 million in cash. The company was fighting for survival.
Then Mercedes came to the rescue.
In May 2009, they invested $50 million in Tesla for a 9% stake, valuing the entire company at roughly $550 million.
Elon Musk later admitted that without their money, Tesla probably wouldnât have survived.
But hereâs where the story gets interesting.
Mercedes sold 40% of its original stake just months after investing.
Then, in October 2014, it sold its remaining Tesla shares for approximately $780 million.
An incredible investment. A massive profit.
Mercedes executives probably celebrated that deal for years.
And who could blame them?
ExceptâŠ
Now, Tesla was worth approximately $1.47 TRILLION.
From a $550 million valuation to $1.47 trillion.
They made a fortune betting on Teslaâs survival, but missed the overwhelming majority of its future growth.
Thereâs a valuable investing lesson here.
You can buy the right company, at the right price, make an absolute fortune, and still sell way too early.
Sometimes the hardest part of investing isnât knowing when to buy.
Itâs having the patience to hold.
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NEW: Tesla Robotaxi just added 32 Tesla Cybercabs to its fleet. The Texas fleet now stands at 970 vehicles.
Live tracker: texasavtracker.com/tesla
Tracker powered by @EVject
Bro is comfortable at home, banging wifey every night while others are doing the dying for him.
People in America constantly call us retards in Europe for having put ourselves in this mess.
I am not denying our responsability. But look at this, and now imagine that there is no political force that represents a true alternative.
All the parties in Europe are pro-EU. You will say, what about the AfD? Well, they just flipped. Instead of leaving the EU, they now want to "reform it from inside". Well, we all know how that will end.
And the tragedy is that if you are in the EU, all the rest follows: you loose control of your borders, of your currency and of your foreign policy.
Whatever the discontent these people have, no political force in Europe can provide a solution. We are stuck in new type of USSR. Our votes do not count, there is no escape.
The EU will continue to destroy our countries, like a parasite killing the host.
Considering the disaster this war has been, Ukraine would have been better off without assistance. Many lives would have been saved, for the same end result.
Elon Musk was one of the first to give Ukraine meaningful assistance, providing Starlink for civilian use in the early stage of the war.
At the same time, most of Europe was still sending billions to Russia for oil and gas, yet these are the same people who lecture him for not wanting to prolong a war that has already killed hundreds of thousands.
The audacity!
It won't change anything. The whole political class is made of globalist traitors. The French people have no alternative to choose from. The system is locked in.
Why did it take years for Elon to realize that Starlink was used for non civilian purposes?đ€
Tesla now adds new vehicles during the weekend. And 30 minutes later, the post below is already outdated.
NEW: Tesla Robotaxi just added 4 Tesla Cybercabs to its fleet. The Texas fleet now stands at 931 vehicles.
Live tracker: texasavtracker.com/tesla
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The other automakers are cooked. Zombie companies.
Tesla Cybercab driving itself out of the Giga Texas factory with no steering wheel or pedals and driving around Austin like a champion! @Tesla đ„
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CREATIVE DESTRUCTION
Robotaxi operational until 1 am AND service area increased to include COTA to accommodate Formula 1
When I was in Austin two weeks ago this is exactly what an Uber driver predicted.. he said that Robotaxi was growing rapidly and he thinks that after Formula 1 weekend itâs gonna be game over for Uber drivers in Austin
We won't be able to vote our way out of this mess. We will have to go through a total collapse.
đ©đȘ En Allemagne, l'AfD ne fait plus de la sortie de l'Union europĂ©enne sa prioritĂ© et privilĂ©gie dĂ©sormais une transformation radicale des institutions europĂ©ennes.
Mercredi, Alice Weidel a présenté la nouvelle stratégie européenne de son parti. Alors que l'AfD défendait auparavant la possibilité d'un « Dexit », sur le modÚle du Brexit britannique, le parti nationaliste ne réclame plus explicitement la sortie de l'Allemagne de l'Union européenne ni de la zone euro.
Alice Weidel souhaite dĂ©sormais « reconstruire et rĂ©former » l'Union europĂ©enne, en rĂ©duisant considĂ©rablement les compĂ©tences des institutions de Bruxelles au profit des Ătats membres.
L'AfD veut notamment engager une révision des traités européens et remettre en cause le fonctionnement actuel de la Commission européenne.
Toutefois, si ces réformes radicales échouent, le parti envisage un référendum permettant aux Allemands de se prononcer sur le maintien de leur pays dans l'UE. Des désaccords internes persistent également sur l'avenir de l'euro.
Cette évolution rapproche la stratégie de l'AfD de celle du Rassemblement national, qui a lui aussi abandonné la revendication d'une sortie de l'Union européenne au profit d'une réforme des institutions de l'intérieur.
Il s'agit d'une inflexion majeure pour le parti allemand, devenu l'une des principales forces politiques du pays.
