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Newspapers were still using the same system up until the late 1980's. The AP (Associated Press) Leafax transmitter debuted in 1988, allowing a photographer to scan the processed film, instead of making a print. The photographer then could send that image to an attached receiver or transmit it over a conventional telephone line. That tech made its way to daily newspapers in the early 1990's.


Also have FSD, driving it since 2021 as part of the first big wave pushed to general users. I see V12 as make or break for FSD. It's not worth $12k or $200 a month today.

My problem with FSD today is the robotic nature of the driving. It's still too jerky. If V12 with end-to-end use of neural nets is the way forward, and early reports seem to show a step change, FSD on city streets can something that's better and safer than driving manually while feeling human like. Then FSD is really useful. The NHTSA enforced stop sign rules are a killer however.


The "special sauce" for Tesla is in the manufacturing, or as Elon Musk likes to say, "the machine that built the machine." Musk has built a corporate culture that drives innovation and change at breakneck speeds. Seek out a few Joe Justice videos to dive deeper into this.

Tesla has upended the way cars are being built with mega casting and structural battery packs. Their next-gen car will be another step change with the "unboxed" method.

The odds of anyone catching Tesla is about nil. Apple's chance may be less than that. Are they going to pay BYD to make cars for them and lose that margin?


You own/owned a Tesla with FSD Beta, right? You have driven it extensively to see and understand its capabilities and how it's improved, right? I've driven FSD Beta now for more than a year. Based on my experience you have no clue about which are speaking.


Last time he mentioned Tesla shares in a video, he had sold them for a nice profit, but is no longer holding shares.


> - Tesla loses money on every car. They make money from regulatory credit trading.

No, it's legacy auto who's losing money on every EV they make. Tesla's profit margin insane:

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=tesla+p...


https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a36266673/teslas-q1-2021-e...

> The company had an income of $438 million, including a $101 million "positive impact" from the sale of Bitcoin, and $518 million from selling zero-emission regulatory credits to other automakers. That means Tesla continues to lose money making and selling vehicles.


That article is almost a year old.

They made over 5 billion in GAAP income last year. 1.5 billion of that was regulatory credits. They currently make money making and selling vehicles.

https://ir.tesla.com/#tab-quarterly-disclosure


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