Re:To make Elon Musk giggle, bring up Uber and autonomous cars
by slowm5 on Wednesday June 08, 2016 @04:26PM
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yeah, 50/50 shot that is the case. Adam Jonas (MS auto analyst) is always out there on this kind of stuff. Either way, now tesla has an interesting idea
Re:To make Elon Musk giggle, bring up Uber and autonomous cars
by sajid on Wednesday June 08, 2016 @04:12PM
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"cut out the middle man"
Autonomous cars are an existential threat to Uber. It doesn't make sense for a manufacturer like Tesla or Google to leave money on the table like that. Hence Musk's reticence on commenting.
I think it just hit him where he most likes it.
He is succsfully disrupting the automotive industry.
Now he gave him an idea to disrupt a hugely profitable industry even before it's fully established. (ride-sharing/Uber)
The idea tingled his southern regions.
Autonomous cars are an existential threat to Uber. It doesn't make sense for a manufacturer like Tesla or Google to leave money on the table like that. Hence Musk's reticence on commenting.