Bitcoin advocate and billionaire Michael Saylor, who is also the co-founder of software company Strategy Inc (NASDAQ:MSTR), has outlined three “perfect” products in today’s world.
Three Perfect Products
In a post on the social media platform X on Thursday, Saylor shared his ideal list of products. “Three perfect products,” he said, “A car that drives you, A robot that serves you, An asset that pays you,” Saylor said in the post.
It’s worth noting that two out of the three products mentioned by Saylor are being developed by Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) with its Robotaxi and Optimus Humanoid Robot. Could this post suggest the billionaire sharing bullish sentiments on the Elon Musk-led company?
Saylor Backing Robotics, Self-Driving Cars?
Saylor has seemingly backed the advent of autonomous vehicles and Robotaxis, also currently being developed by the likes of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG), Rivian Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN), WeRide Inc. (NASDAQ:WRD) and Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) with the Apollo Go Robotaxis, among others.
The billionaire has also backed Robots as he shared his bullish sentiments about AI with Yahoo Finance last year. “In a world where a billion robots do everything I want before I think to ask for the thing, I don’t know how I won’t be better off,” he said. Saylor also shared that he saw a future where the robots would build everything one needed and the cars were gonna drive themselves.
Humanoid Robots In The US
Recently, a robot made by NVIDIA Corp-backed (NASDAQ:NVDA) Figure AI appeared at the White House with First Lady Melania Trump, highlighting the sector’s growth. She touted Robotics as the future and shared her vision of seeing humanoid robots teach classes to children in classrooms in the future.
While the first-ever robot appearing at a White House event wasn’t an Optimus unit, Tesla has pivoted towards developing the technology. The automaker will be utilizing its Fremont, California, facility to produce the Robot, sunsetting the premium Model X and Model S lines. Tesla also outlined that it will be targeting a million Optimus robots production goal.
Elsewhere, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) have touted a bill that crosses party lines, which will ban the use of humanoid robots and other physical AI products made by Chinese companies for U.S. Government use, citing security concerns.
Interestingly, Tesla CEO Elon Musk had earlier shared that competitors for Optimus would be emerging from China, as Xiaomi Corp. (OTC:XIACY) (OTC:XIACF) recently deployed humanoid robots in its EV assembly plant.
Waymo Leads Self-Driving Race
On the other hand, Alphabet’s Robotaxi service, Waymo, remains in the lead of the ongoing U.S. self-driving race, offering its services across 10 cities and recently announcing that it had reached the 500,000 rides-per-week milestone.
Waymo is also targeting expanding into different cities across the world, with the Robotaxi operator having conducted tests for its system in London last year.
Tesla’s Robotaxi service, meanwhile, remains restricted to Austin as the company still offers 9 Robotaxi vehicles in the city and there have been doubts about its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system’s capabilities as the technology is under NHTSA scrutiny for multiple incidents.
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