Featured Tesla discontinues Model S and Model X, to concentrate on robots and Cybercab robotaxi

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  1. Gokhan

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    #1 Gokhan, Jan 29, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    ...'"pulling the plug."

    It will be interesting to see what a North American spec BYD passenger car looks like.
     
    #2 ETC(SS), Jan 29, 2026 at 8:06 AM
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    About time, but I disagree with Ellen on the robotaxi, not sure we’ll get there in his lifetime
     
    #3 bisco, Jan 29, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    Who is going to buy these robots they will build?
     
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    Seems to me that the CEO of a car company doesn't want to run a car company anymore. I'm extremely skeptical about the viability of humanoid robots and driverless cabs as the company's future. They're betting the company on questionable future tech that may never work.
     
    #5 Moving Right Along, Jan 29, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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    Easy, the earlier generation of robots using ‘bitcoins.’ Musk claims the robots will give us everything we could want.

    Being distracted is bad enough. Going insane (those the Gods would destroy.)

    Bob Wilson
     
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    Taxi companies?
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    Coal mining companies
     
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    Tesla stock down 3.5% today.
     
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    The Elon robot will get you, @bwilson4web.

    The robotaxi is huge. Uber and Lyft will no longer need drivers. The riders will no longer have to tip. It will cut costs for both Uber and Lyft and for riders by half.

    But then, will there be any jobs in ten years from now with the AI? The doomsday clock is now at 85 seconds before midnight.

    The ‘Doomsday Clock’ is now 85 seconds to midnight—the closest it’s ever been. What scientists say this means for humanity and how the time is determined.
     
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    "He announced the end of production of two models – the Model S and Model X, among the company’s most expensive models, on a Wednesday earnings call. Instead, the company will use that factory space to build humanoid robots instead."

    Guess the robot could help passengers get into the car, but the Cybercab won't have room for it.

    A non-humanoid robot would be better for such endeavors. The robot dogs would need lower head space.
     
    #11 Trollbait, Jan 29, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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    The announcement was made after the markets closed. The shares are up sharply after the announcement.
     
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    Arnold’s take on taxi robots.

     
    #13 Gokhan, Jan 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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