Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and CEO Elon Musk were in the news this week, with stories spanning criticism of autonomous driving, Robotaxi expansion, and a very expensive Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) computer.
Elon Musk Mocks Apple’s $29,799 Mac Studio
Elon Musk mocked Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) after a post on X highlighted a fully equipped Mac Studio priced at $29,799. The configuration shown included a 36-core CPU, an 80-core GPU, 512 gigabytes of unified memory and 16 terabytes of storage. Musk joked that the computer “Makes a Tesla Seem Quite Affordable!”
Former Autopilot Chief Challenges Vision-Only Driving
Sterling Anderson, now chief product officer at General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM), questioned Tesla’s vision-only approach to autonomous driving.
Anderson, who previously directed Tesla’s Autopilot system, said radar and LiDAR can address limitations that camera-based systems face.
Robotaxi Service Heads Toward Miami And Tampa Beaches
Ron DeSantis, Florida’s governor, called for Tesla’s Robotaxi service to expand to beaches in Miami and Tampa. Musk responded on X that the expansion was coming soon.
DeSantis cited Tesla investor and influencer Sawyer Merritt, who posted updated Robotaxi geofencing information covering U.S. cities.
ARK Sees Tesla Moving Beyond Robotaxis
ARK Invest, led by Cathie Wood, said Tesla’s transportation ambitions could extend beyond traditional roads and autonomous taxis. The investment firm pointed to comments from Tesla Chief Financial Officer Vaibhav Taneja and Musk’s other businesses.
ARK said Tesla could work with The Boring Company on underground travel and might pursue electric aviation, citing Heart Aerospace’s 27-minute all-electric flight.
Tesla’s FSD Wins Approval In Latvia
Tesla said Latvia authorized its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, giving the technology approval in its 10th European Union country. Latvia’s Road Traffic Safety Directorate recognized provisional EU type approval issued by the Dutch vehicle authority RDW.
Tesla markets the supervised system in Europe as Tesla Assisted Driving for 99 euros monthly, while drivers must continue paying attention.
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