Tesla’s robotaxi debut in Austin got people excited. But can the company compete on the global stage with Chinese AV giants like Baidu and Pony.ai?

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    2 days ago

    Literally anyone [still] in the autonomous vehicle market is ahead of Tesla. They’re a joke.

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      But holy shit a marvel of marketing. Better be a case study in business school. They had little to no actual implementation for years and years but are still the go-to name for autonomous driving and selling subscriptions to something that doesn’t exist. Absolutely wild.

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            1 day ago

            All the real carmakers.

            Currently the German ones may be the techology leaders, and some Chinese brand may be the market leader - but I’m no expert, I just see what everybody can see.

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                  Yes, operating. Words don’t cut it. Tesla’s been lying about their systems for years.

                  You’re right in that I mistyped L4.

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                    1 day ago

                    VW doesn’t operate. They rather sell the cars that they build. So what’s your problem with that?