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Elon Musk says Tesla ending Models S and X production, converting Fremont factory lines to make Optimus robots (www.cnbc.com)

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[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 3 points 21 minutes ago

The fact that this didn't totally tank the stock price is insane. Last year the stock price went up because Elon said they will announce new car models "soon". Now he says they will actually stop making cars and the price goes up again. We all knew it's a scam but this is beyond stupid. They will pivot to a product there's barely any market for and people still think this company is worth billions...

As for the idea itself, someone published link to article about automated phone factory the other day. It didn't have Optimus like robots. No company will use them. If you need to automate specific thing it's way cheaper to make a custom robot for that than to try to use humanoid robot. Humanoid robots can be useful in the future to take care of old people but this technology is decades away. It's another ketamine inspired idea from the greatest businessman...

[–] kurmudgeon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Who is buying Nazi robots for their house? I can't think of a more intrusive spying machine than one of these shitty things that will never meet the empty and irresponsible promises Elon can give. Remember when he promised the world that his cars would self-drive and do it safely? How'd that turn out?

[–] Insekticus@aussie.zone 1 points 1 hour ago

It could be him shifting the target demographic and trying to pivot into the military robotics? If those Boston Dynamic humanoid robots from a few years ago are still being improved upon (with how impressive they were even 5 years ago), and how AI/ML is improving significantly, it could be the first major leaps to a Terminator-type future.

But less likely Skynet and more likely ultra-rich oligarchs sending waves of terminators to defend their Freedom Cities they want to build in Greenland.

[–] BiggestPiggest@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I can’t wait. I’m going to pre order the full no killing package. He says it will be released soon.

[–] n0respect@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 37 minutes ago

My mama got the Full No-Killing package. Thank goodness; she's only half dead.

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 18 points 6 hours ago

Nazis deserve a punch in the face, not money.

Boycott Tesla and Nazi led companies. Do not buy their products, do not buy their stock. Ensure any investment funds you have are free of Nazis.

[–] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 27 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

LOL no one is buying those robots.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Apparently companies don't need to sell or do useful products or services any more. They just sell investments.

[–] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 13 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Pyramid schemes work like that. And they're very popular right now.

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 hours ago

So... How much longer until the bottom falls out? Surely investment firms can't keep owning shares for companies that don't turn a profit right? It's not like anyone would want to end up holding the bag. Tesla's been defying all logic and reasoning these past few years.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 13 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

A bunch of companies are going to buy them to curry favor, but they'll never work as advertised and get forgotten pretty quickly.

[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 3 points 5 hours ago

So like nearly every other existing robot on the market, from your home Roomba up to those restaurant delivery robots. Not really anything new here in either direction.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 21 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (2 children)

I'm getting strong vibes of AI companies buying up 70% of next year's world RAM production for their future data centers that might never exist.

Have they even figured out a use for these robots that would justify theit cost yet, other than as fancy remote controlled puppets that simulate an independently functioning robot to manipulate investors?

I'm calling it. It's going to be another Cybertruck fiasco. There will be a handful of early adopters who will buy them with a huge markup and then the reality that the product absolutely fails to deliver on most of its promises will slowly spread, leaving them with a huge unsold inventory.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 hours ago

If these robots actually function well: fascists with robots at scale is really not the timeline you want.

If.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 5 hours ago

Have they even figured out a use for these robots that would justify theit cost yet, other than as fancy remote controlled puppets that simulate an independently functioning robot to manipulate investors?

Control of the masses, eg protests

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 31 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Arnt these the robots that they needed a team of engineers to get it to do a simple task and it failed to repeat the task on it own?

[–] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 13 points 7 hours ago

Tesla for years sold cars that 'will become full self driving later'. 'When you're at work, you can send your car out as a taxi and it will earn money for you.'

[–] primalmotion@lemmy.ml 22 points 8 hours ago

hush... let Felon prepare his next scam in peace!

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 15 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

And it starts. Tesla was held up by smoke and mirrors, and now that we all know it, and him, it's all coming apart. Nobody wants his terrible cars, anywhere in the world, and now that he has DOGEd all the investigations into his negligent manufacturing practices, they aren't even safe.

Now he's killing two product lines. Tesla will be bankrupt in 2 years.

[–] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

I'd agree, but the stock price is up after hours. I've never seen a more irrational stock

[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

X and Y were only 3% of their sales combined according to the article. Discontinuing them makes financial sense.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 5 hours ago

Day to day doesn't matter. Sales are crashing every month, there is no end in sight, and no reason to believe that there is anything he can do to turn it around. As each earnings report comes on, they'll sink lower and lower.

The only reason they haven't crashed already is because they are in so many institutional investment accounts. As they slip lower and lower, eventually they'll abandon ship, and it will all be over.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 15 points 7 hours ago

Snake oil

[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 hours ago

I thought the whole premise of the robots was that Tesla would be their own biggest customer; optimus would be building cars for essentially free. Like how Starlink is SpaceX's biggest customer. I mean, I know it's a fantasy but at least it makes sense on paper. Building robots instead of cars makes zero sense even on paper

[–] ZeroGravitas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

From S3XY to Y3.

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago

So... Kanye?

[–] Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 hours ago

I was Hasbro to file a lawsuit, it would be so fucking funny.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Bold strategy folding the luxury car models. Must not be selling because the market that can afford it doesn't like something about it. Curious.

The lower price models and home batteries are probably keeping Tesla solvent.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Or maybe they just aren’t selling and he needed an excuse as so why they will stop producing them.