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When will Tesla give up on cars?

Stand by for a pronouncement from Elon that fully self-driving cars, humanoid robots, and unattended cafes are necessary for the settlement of Mars

Jason Weisberger
Feb 03, 2026
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Thousands of miles behind Waymo, whose self-driving taxi cabs are so prolific as to have already entered into the realm of public nuisance, Tesla can’t even tell the truth about its “Robotaxi.”

Musk recently promised investors that the Tesla self-driving taxi was entering “unsupervised” trials in Austin, Texas. Futurism reports this …

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