Here's an idea - take the Robocab car design, strip out all the FSD/autopilot stuff, put in a steering wheel and dash and sell it starting at the end of the year for ~$25k.
It would sell +++
Tesla Robotaxi
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#42The Robovan—as an actual van one could buy today—would sell. Especially in Asia, versus Toyota Alphards. Alas, seems it's more likely to get used as point-to-point transit inside closed spaces (parks and convention centers and ... perhaps the Vegas Loop).
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#43Love the design of the robocab. Assuming production looks something like this, can’t wait to see it IRL.
Looks very similar to the Volkswagen XL1, including the butterfly doors, the lack of a rear window, the color, the front and rear lightbars, and the overall shape and two seater layout. But I love it.
Looks like VW sold 250 of them (ever) for $125k a piece.
Tesla will apparently be selling it for $30k before the end of 2016.
I’m super curious about the induction charging rate! The robot they showed cleaning it was also pretty interesting.
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#45They haven’t even gotten self driving working with driver still at the wheel, how are they supposed to convince us that they can do fully autonomous?
I use it every day, but HN says it doesn’t work
Exactly. I wish people actually used it instead of reading biased news about it. Driving is so much stress free with it now.
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#46It’s unfortunate comment sections for stuff like this can’t be genuine curious conversation
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#47They haven’t even gotten self driving working with driver still at the wheel, how are they supposed to convince us that they can do fully autonomous?
I use it every day, but HN says it doesn’t work
A single person's evidence isn't helpful. People doing testing at scale of Tesla's solution (even the latest version), have found a few interventions happen an hour (or at least per day), especially on busy streets or in situations where weather isn't complimentary.
It cannot be truly an autonomous robotaxi without VERY HIGH reliability. One intervention per hour is one too many.
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#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
not good at all. doesn’t mention the mini-bus which is large enough to stand in. said fsd was “recalled” but what really happened was the driver monitoring software was updated.
As I understand it, a car "recall" is a regulated action in the US, and that manufacturers must issue recalls in certain circumstances and that they bring with them various requirements. How that recall actually takes place, and whether it's just an OTA update, is an implementation detail that doesn't matter as much. I realise that does go against the customer perception of what a product recall entails in general. T…
The best kind of correct.
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#49Anybody know why the autonomous taxi isn't just a model 3? I don't see the point in a purpose built two seater with no steering wheel or pedals and I don't know why regulators would approve an autonomous car with no way to manually override it.
First reason - doors won’t close themselves.
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#50Love the design of the robocab. Assuming production looks something like this, can’t wait to see it IRL.
Bold to assume it will go into production.