Unlike other automonous vehicle companies, @Tesla had its customers:
- Pay for the R&D.
- Pay for the cars.
- Do the AI training.
The world is about to change deeply.
I've been doing a bunch of consumer research by interviewing customers of @waymo (a competitor).
They almost universally tell me:
- They don't want to own a car anymore.
- They don't want to drive anymore.
- They don't want to take Uber anymore.
And Tesla can underprice Waymo AND provide a better experience to boot. Oh, and because @elonmusk got us to pay already the Tesla network will be profitable almost from the start.
Why did I do that research?
Early adopters tell me how everyone else will behave I've learned many times in my career.