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Highlights:

Tesla claims its camera-only system doesn’t require high-definition mapping, radar, or lidar technology. According to the company, its approach to autonomous driving is less expensive and more adaptable than the competition: instead of mapping an area for months, Tesla cars can figure out the terrain wherever they are. But if that’s the case, why are Teslas driving around the same streets of one neighborhood over and over—and why do many of the vehicles have someone driving them?

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Tesla is nearing the end of the June deadline that Musk set for launch...But as of Tuesday, June 10, several important pre-launch checklist items appeared to be outstanding. Tesla had provided drafts, but not finalized emergency responder guides, nor had it conducted emergency responder trainings to ATD or AFD.

Totally independent of Elon Musk's vile behavior, it's insane that a car company with a trillion dollar market cap is staking its entire future on a taxi service, especially when it's clear it's not even remotely ready for prime time. Waymo is already a fully developed service with a surprisingly clean record, and the idea that Tesla is able to compete with Google in this space is laughable.

Mark my words, there's going to be accidents caused by autonomous Teslas. I just hope no one dies. I can't wait for the bottom to fall out of Musk's company when investors realize this is the same smoke and mirrors bullshit Musk keeps pulling recently.