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TSLA Q2 2024 Financial Results and Q&A Webcast - DEMUMBLED EDIT
Presented without commentary (give us a couple days to break it down), this July 23, 2024 Earnings Call webcast has been edited to remove all the mumbling and stuttering repetition that makes these calls so hard to listen to.
Cut down to 40 minutes from 64, without significantly changing the content or context.
You're welcome.
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Відео

Tesla Q1 2024 Call Reaction Part 3 - Analyst Questions
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A month after the Tesla Q1 earnings call, we're taking a look at what was said, and what has happened in the meantime, with the AGM right around the corner! This segment deals with the analyst questions that were called in, and the vague, meandering responses Musk et al decided to give Support future Common Sense Productions at: www.patreon.com/thecommonsenseskeptic buymeacoffee.com/commonsense...
Tesla Q1 2024 Call Reaction Part 2 - Investor's Questions
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A month after the Tesla Q1 earnings call, we're taking a look at what was said, and what has happened in the meantime, with the AGM is right around the corner! This segment deals with the investor's questions that were filed, and the responses Musk et al decided to give back to their most faithful. Support future Common Sense Productions at: www.patreon.com/thecommonsenseskeptic buymeacoffee.co...
Tesla Q1 2024 Call Reaction Part 1
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A month after the Tesla Q1 earnings call, we're takin a look at what was said, and what has happened in the meantime. It wasn't good then, and it hasn't aged well, either. What's worse, the AGM is right around the corner! Support future Common Sense Productions at: www.patreon.com/thecommonsenseskeptic buymeacoffee.com/commonsenseskeptic www.gofundme.com/f/support-future-common-sense-skeptic-co...
SOLAR SUPER STORM 2024 - Eye of the Storm
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Didn't have to go any further than our backyard firepit to enjoy this show - the eye of the solar storm opens up right above us and stayed there for two hours. This video is a series of 1100, 4-sec still shots that provide a show that is one part kaleidoscope, two parts Rorschach test, and five parts totally mesmerizing. No filters, just frames and fades. Enjoy this one - there may be a sequel ...
HOW MUSK 'GREW' TESLA - A CSS Excerpt Video
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This five-minute segment has been broken out of our longer form video by request so that it can be more easily shown to people needing a quick encapsulation of how Elon Musk grew Tesla to a trillion dollar valuation, and why the company has lost 60% of its market cap since then. Original long form video here: ua-cam.com/video/aoAk9Oo_Ql0/v-deo.html
ROBYN DENHOLM - Tesla 2024 AGM Proxy Voting Instructions - RESPONSE VIDEO
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On May 3rd, 2024 Robyn Denholm the Chair of the Board at Tesla since 2018 released a video instructing shareholders on how to vote two particular proposals rather than informing them properly. We've filled in the gaps with what we think is important information and context. Support future CSS productions at: www.patreon.com/thecommonsenseskeptic
ELON MUSK - The Stutter Cut
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You asked for this - all the pieces we cut OUT of the Starship 2024 presentation have been picked up off the cutting room floor and taped together, with a couple added laughs thrown in. Enjoy The Stutter Cut! Support future Common Sense Skeptic content at: patreon.com/thecommonsenseskeptic
Tesla Q1 2024 Financial Results and Q&A Webcast - DEMUMBLED EDIT
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The April 23, 2024 Tesla Earnings Call for Q1 2024, but without 25 minutes of the mumbling and stuttering repetition that typically makes such presentations hard to sit through. 47 minutes instead of 72. You're welcome. Analysis video to follow.
STARSHIP UPDATE 2024
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On April 6th, 2024, Elon Musk gave what was advertised as "an update on the company's plans to send humanity to Mars, the best destination to begin making life multiplanetary." We check in on the progress being made towards Musk's city on Mars.. To support future CSS productions directly visit: www.patreon.com/thecommonsenseskeptic www.gofundme.com/f/support-future-common-sense-skeptic-content ...
SPACEX STARSHIP IFT3 Post Mortem
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In the early morning hours of March 14, 2024, SpaceX launched Starship 28 and Booster 10. We take a deep dive on both the launch results, and the commentary. Support future Common Sense Skeptic Productions at: (subscription) www.patreon.com/thecommonsenseskeptic (single donation) www.gofundme.com/f/support-future-common-sense-skeptic-content or www.buymeacoffee.com/commonsenseskeptic
SPACEX STARSHIP IFT3 Launch Synopsis
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An excerpt from our longer IFT3 presentation that goes through the launch timestamps point for point to compare what was expected from a successful mission to what actually happened. All points explained in further detail in the Post Mortem video
ELON MUSK - Net Worth Breakdown 2024
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Elon Musk recently lost the crown of being the World's Richest Person, so we thought we'd dig into where his accumulated wealth resides, and how much he's actually worth. Support future CSS productions directly through Patreon: www.Patreon.com/thecommonsenseskeptic
BILLIONAIRE SPACE RACE - Bezos v Musk (SUPERCUT)
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Our four-part HLS series stitched together into one feature-film length odyssey - breaking down the current race to the Moon from the time it was announced, through the legal battles, and bringing us up to present day with the current state of the programmes. You thought you knew all the details? Get ready to find out what you didn't know!
BILLIONAIRE SPACE RACE - Bezos v Musk (Part 4/Finale)
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BILLIONAIRE SPACE RACE - Bezos v Musk (Part 4/Finale)
BILLIONAIRE SPACE RACE - Bezos v Musk (Part 3)
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BILLIONAIRE SPACE RACE - Bezos v Musk (Part 3)
Musk Loses $55 BILLION In Delaware Decision - SPECIAL REPORT - Tornetta v Musk
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Musk Loses $55 BILLION In Delaware Decision - SPECIAL REPORT - Tornetta v Musk
TEARDOWN OF TESLA Q4 2023 EARNINGS
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TEARDOWN OF TESLA Q4 2023 EARNINGS
BILLIONAIRE SPACE RACE - Bezos v Musk (Part 2)
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BILLIONAIRE SPACE RACE - Bezos v Musk (Part 2)
BILLIONAIRE SPACE RACE - Bezos v Musk (Part 1)
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BILLIONAIRE SPACE RACE - Bezos v Musk (Part 1)
ELON MUSK Holding Out for 25% Voting Rights
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ELON MUSK Holding Out for 25% Voting Rights
BREAKING DOWN STARSHIP IFT-2 LAUNCH November 18, 2023
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BREAKING DOWN STARSHIP IFT-2 LAUNCH November 18, 2023
DEBUNKING L.E.O. SPACE ELEVATORS
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DEBUNKING L.E.O. SPACE ELEVATORS
JIM FREE from NASA Comments On HLS Readiness June 7, 2023
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JIM FREE from NASA Comments On HLS Readiness June 7, 2023
DEBUNKING TESLA Q3 2023 EARNINGS CALL
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DEBUNKING TESLA Q3 2023 EARNINGS CALL
NEWSREEL ARCHIVE - October 5th News Conference For Tate Victims
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NEWSREEL ARCHIVE - October 5th News Conference For Tate Victims
CSS Interviews Lawyers Representing Andrew Tate Victims
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CSS Interviews Lawyers Representing Andrew Tate Victims
SHORT - Trailer for Debunking Joe McBride
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SHORT - Trailer for Debunking Joe McBride
Debunking the Joe McBride and Fresh & Fit Podcast RELOADED
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Debunking the Joe McBride and Fresh & Fit Podcast RELOADED
TATE SPEECH - Matrix of Lies Part 3B (YT Edit)
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TATE SPEECH - Matrix of Lies Part 3B (YT Edit)

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @What_do_I_Think
    @What_do_I_Think 2 години тому

    Musk currently is in the process to get rid of Tesla customers. They don't like it, when he supports a party and a man, that want to kill democracy in the US.

  • @Skank_and_Gutterboy
    @Skank_and_Gutterboy 10 годин тому

    Thank you. Somebody finally said it, Scott Manley DOES run a Musk fanboi channel. I've sure caught a ton of heat for saying that. For the most part I do like Scott, I think he's smart, and I think his videos are of value BUT I skip his videos talking about SpaceX or anything else Musk-related because Scott has some real biases in that direction and his defenses of Starship (like when he was immediately launching these gaslighting videos of what a success the test was right after Starship exploded in flight) have been ridiculous, like when he said that the last Starship hit orbital velocity. No it didn't, it was a solid 1000 MPH short. And, of course, his vehement defense of these "successful tests" where the rocket either explodes right after takeoff or crashes into the Indian Ocean. For anybody that crows over its "success", I get crickets when I ask, "Would you ride it? Do you think you would've survived that?" It actually makes me wonder if Scott is being paid, or maybe he is being this willingly stupid for free. Either is a bad look.

  • @Skank_and_Gutterboy
    @Skank_and_Gutterboy 16 годин тому

    I still find it impressive that Musk got me to side with the Sierra Club against somebody.

  • @boeingdriver29
    @boeingdriver29 16 годин тому

    So Musk believes aircraft capable of carrying 400+ people on 7000 nm sectors could be flown by electric aircraft ? If so he really is a fool.

  • @thomashenderson3326
    @thomashenderson3326 18 годин тому

    A shameless car sales pitch at the opening of an earnings call... classy as always. Man, I'm not even sure the millions would worth the shame of groveling and begging for sales during an investor call.

  • @chrisjacksonuk
    @chrisjacksonuk 20 годин тому

    what a load of waffle, these gulible investors can't pull their money out because it would crash Tesla and most will end up with FA lmao, it's so lucrative guess which investor has been calling Tesla stock short ?

  • @mikaxms
    @mikaxms 22 години тому

    Where's part 3 of Colonizing Mars?

    • @commonsenseskeptic
      @commonsenseskeptic 20 годин тому

      Lost to the Gremlins of a crashed hard drive. We will revisit this, though.

  • @dontree1977
    @dontree1977 23 години тому

    But, Elon is the smarterest person ever

  • @mastodon.social
    @mastodon.social День тому

    There is NO...Space Consortium...it's a Guy with a Mail Drop Box In a Strip Mall, no less. This unchecked Metal Diarrhea is the source of our Misery. I believe that Hype has Hijacked the Computer Revolution. People are made Powerless by Corporate Domination of any and all Resources, so they Act Out in ever more sensationalistic ways. AI, CGI and Crypto are not here to Help US.

  • @DEPARTMENTOFREDUNDANCYDEPT
    @DEPARTMENTOFREDUNDANCYDEPT День тому

    Personally, I am not going to buy a Tesla until Elon finally starts producing the Cyber-Shit Box and he allows me to take with me to Mars.

  • @FizzleFX
    @FizzleFX День тому

    13:10 one of their Fsd engineer almost crashed in a crossing. Without intervention he might been a gonner. Like smoking while refuelling gas station's. You think they know better.

  • @larrysmith6797
    @larrysmith6797 День тому

    According to Elon the Con in this recording, replacing humans with robots will make everything so cheap we will all be rich! Skip everything and proceed directly to the top of Mazlow's pyramid: self-actualization.

  • @larrysmith6797
    @larrysmith6797 День тому

    What is this, the 2023 tax return for the 7-11 down the street?

  • @schrecksekunde2118
    @schrecksekunde2118 День тому

    how insecure can a man be to forbid a women to go out with her friends? oooh Tate you poor little guy ! who hurt you? 😂🖕

  • @FrukiLuki
    @FrukiLuki День тому

    This is one of the best video series on Andrew Tate I have ever seen. As someone who is a big supporter of Andrew and his message this was a real eye opener as I was unaware of his life before he was famous. Do you have the full TateSpeech where he admits that he used to sell drugs? And this whole casino story and being involved with mobsters is crazy for me...

  • @philipc4272
    @philipc4272 День тому

    20:00 Musk continues to offer no answer for how customers will be rewarded for using their computer power & electricity, just some bollocks about money not meaning anything in an age of abundance. Absolute cobblers! In that case, will he be giving his cars and robots away for free? Thought not

  • @GrahamCStrouse
    @GrahamCStrouse День тому

    Someone needs to dub over the bunker scene from Downfall with one of Musk’s quarterly reports.

  • @dingykix
    @dingykix 2 дні тому

    get billionaires out of politics pls!

  • @schrecksekunde2118
    @schrecksekunde2118 2 дні тому

    omg that childish humor 🙄😂 I'm autistic myself but that guy is stuck at 11 - and he's really proud he knows the word profound 😂

  • @schrecksekunde2118
    @schrecksekunde2118 2 дні тому

    the people working there are most likely idealistic so just imagine how horrible you have to treat them so they respond with this enthusiasm 🙄

  • @LuKaZz420
    @LuKaZz420 2 дні тому

    It’s 12 refueling rockets actually. Musk is defrauding NASA and the government. China has a manned mission planned for 2030 for Mars. By then they will surely have landed on the Moon, in the meantime Starship has never been refueled in orbit.

  • @hschokker86
    @hschokker86 2 дні тому

    He has a really hard time getting nvidia gpu’s.. meanwhile giving them to his other company. Its interesting to see how hard all the shareholders like to get stuffed.

  • @hschokker86
    @hschokker86 2 дні тому

    i woULd bE sHOckeD iF We cAN’t dO it nEXt yeAR.

  • @GrayShark09
    @GrayShark09 2 дні тому

    Oh, wow! This kind of edits are making Elon Musk seem much smarter than he is!

  • @schrecksekunde2118
    @schrecksekunde2118 2 дні тому

    i bet the tesla owners will love to wash the vomit out of their robo taxi

  • @schrecksekunde2118
    @schrecksekunde2118 2 дні тому

    "20 billion humanoid robots" sounds more like the story of terminator but as Optimus is absolutely useless it'll be a comedy

    • @FlynnMosley
      @FlynnMosley 2 дні тому

      A robot is like a computer or a smartphone, the more they sell the bigger the userbase for software so the more apps are made. If they sell 20 billion of them there will be enough companies making software to make it useful.

    • @schrecksekunde2118
      @schrecksekunde2118 2 дні тому

      @@FlynnMosley do you have any idea how much steel and rare earths will be required to build this trash ? have you SEEN what it can do ? will you pay some thousand dollars for a human sized machine that can very slowly fold your shirts? factories have robots for specialized jobs, giving that robot arm legs and a head makes no sense at all.

    • @schrecksekunde2118
      @schrecksekunde2118 2 дні тому

      @@FlynnMosley and who's responsible if that thing hurts someone? Tesla or the owner ? what if it hurts someone and the producer is out of business? can the owner go to prison because his robot "misunderstood" and put the baby into the oven ? that question alone is the reason why the whole autopilot and "intelligent machine" idea will never get on the ground : it'll destroy the fundamental theorem on which the legal system is based and make the question of responsibility impossible to answer.

    • @FlynnMosley
      @FlynnMosley День тому

      @@schrecksekunde2118 Each robot would have a save file with logs in case this happends. They would be able to tell exactly what the robot was asked at the time and how it reacted to tell who is responsible.

    • @schrecksekunde2118
      @schrecksekunde2118 День тому

      @@FlynnMosley and if it wasn't the owner and the producer was out of business? especially with cars that's a massive problem. you can't take anything from a company that no longer exists so does the victim just get a handshake and good luck? btw you can erase memory. and you didn't say anything to the rest. are you going to get yourself a human sized trashcan for folding shirts or not ? how much are you willing to pay for it as you're definitely interested

  • @RTPTechTips
    @RTPTechTips 2 дні тому

    Accurate. Throw in reciting couple good Fox talking points for good measure. Average <enter tax cuts party> worshipping voter: "Goooo billionaire class! Thanks for promising to populate mars, go interplanetary dreams and buy the world 🤣 'to save free speech' , subsidize your empire with tax dollars, while using AI to monetize our formerly free will whooooohooooo!" 🎉😄

  • @harrylongdick1303
    @harrylongdick1303 2 дні тому

    Starlink is awesome. It’s over for you bud.

  • @GerryRR
    @GerryRR 2 дні тому

    Why is Tesla wasting time on FSD when Optimus will be able to drive any car? 🤔

  • @weylinwebber4180
    @weylinwebber4180 2 дні тому

    Got sent this by the wombat, keep being smart my guys

    • @weylinwebber4180
      @weylinwebber4180 2 дні тому

      OK bro, they did that send you on a vacation/fire you when you come back shit to me in fucking 2018

  • @aircraftmech123456
    @aircraftmech123456 2 дні тому

    Like anyone is actually going to breakdown the process of making life interplanetary in an hour.

    • @commonsenseskeptic
      @commonsenseskeptic 2 дні тому

      You could give him a month. A year. He still couldn’t pull it off

  • @umadbra
    @umadbra 3 дні тому

    10:40 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Ok Elon fans... Let's hear it

  • @umadbra
    @umadbra 3 дні тому

    5 trillion dollars with FSD... Maybe times more with Optimus... I am laughing... Who else is laughing?

  • @umadbra
    @umadbra 3 дні тому

    Try out Mercedes' self driving. They will pay for any tickets you incur while you are using it.

    • @FlynnMosley
      @FlynnMosley 2 дні тому

      Whole Mars Catalog had 34 interventions in 20 minutes with Mercedes xD

    • @umadbra
      @umadbra 2 дні тому

      @@FlynnMosley congrats, saw a bunch of videos of fsd making mistakes just starting up. What's your point?

    • @FlynnMosley
      @FlynnMosley День тому

      @@umadbra FSD 12.5 made no mistake, go watch the latest videos.

    • @umadbra
      @umadbra День тому

      @@FlynnMosley umm I have. I watch other people's videos. I don't watch your daddy Elon's. But cope harder... Robotaxi is going to be here August 8th... Lol

    • @FlynnMosley
      @FlynnMosley День тому

      @@umadbra If you think Whole Mars Catalog is paid by Musk I have a tin fold hat for you.

  • @IbnBahtuta
    @IbnBahtuta 3 дні тому

    A deep dive into how musk is going to meet his 100-ton goal (by as usual making things bigger, e.g. battery cells etc.), what the numbers crunched revealed would be of interest to more than your current views over the last months or so.

    • @FlynnMosley
      @FlynnMosley 2 дні тому

      Starship has about half the payload when reused, so to get 100 tons reusable they need 200 tons when expended. That's not impossible, starship has twice the thrust of the Saturn V and soon it will have 3 times the thrust.

    • @IbnBahtuta
      @IbnBahtuta 2 дні тому

      @@FlynnMosley Well lets see where they are in their contract with NASA. The SpaceX HLS Schedule 2022 Q2 ORBITAL Launch Test 2022 Q4 Starship to Starship in orbit Fuel Transfer 2023 Q2 Long Duration Flight Test 2023 Q3 Critical Design Revue 2024 Q1 Uncrewed Lunar Landing 2024 Q2 Design Certification Revue 2025 Q1 HSL Launch Tick off all the milestones above that they have completed so far.

    • @FlynnMosley
      @FlynnMosley 2 дні тому

      @@IbnBahtuta It's only going to accelerate, they just finished building their new factory with the goal of producing 100 ships and 12 boosters a year. That's a very high launch rate even without reusability. The design will improve at each launch.

    • @IbnBahtuta
      @IbnBahtuta 2 дні тому

      @@FlynnMosley facepalm

    • @FlynnMosley
      @FlynnMosley 2 дні тому

      @@IbnBahtuta You should take a look at Everyday Astronaut tour inside Starfactory. It's huge and they are still adding more stuff, they expect the factory to be filled with equipment 3 months from when the video was made.

  • @VecheslavNovikov
    @VecheslavNovikov 3 дні тому

    Wait, he said they're demand constrained rather than production constrained 4:28 and they're ramping up production to fix that? Am I missing something?

    • @FlynnMosley
      @FlynnMosley 2 дні тому

      They don't need to make the product better to increase demand. Demand will grow naturally as more solar panels are deployed. Tesla doesn't need to do anything about it.

  • @walsterdoomit
    @walsterdoomit 3 дні тому

    9:05 best I could do. My brain has melted.

  • @Marcus0Mark
    @Marcus0Mark 3 дні тому

    Excellent work CSS. You should definitely make a new debunked video/series on this bs merchant, he has lately devolved into propagating all manner of alien UAP conspiracies and pseudo futuristic sci-fi space tech on his channel, I assume for those 'sweet sweet' yt views. His newest video misinterprets Mars' Perseverance rover's recent discovery of possible ancient microbial bio-chemical signatures in some rock samples as evidence of 'life on mars'

  • @sugarfairy
    @sugarfairy 4 дні тому

    The funny thing is that all these analysts are paid huge salaries because they are very smart and analytical or at least that is the claim. And here we have them earnestly talking about Elon's robo taxi claims like it is a real thing 😂🤣😅

  • @nicolasrose3064
    @nicolasrose3064 4 дні тому

    Musk is a craven, ignoble coward, in a word - pussillanimous.

  • @nicolasrose3064
    @nicolasrose3064 4 дні тому

    Super Wealthy "Poor Elon"....

  • @Dfthg-bz3hp
    @Dfthg-bz3hp 4 дні тому

    Airbnb and Uber on wheels. How COOL!!!

  • @davideyres955
    @davideyres955 4 дні тому

    Er miles between intervention? If it’s unsupervised then there is no one to intervene. If you need someone to intervene it’s not unsupervised is it.

    • @FlynnMosley
      @FlynnMosley 2 дні тому

      When the number of miles per intervention exceeds human drivers then it will not need to be supervised and we will just call it miles per mistake.

  • @davideyres955
    @davideyres955 4 дні тому

    The best thing is he’s trying to use Tesla to invest in XAi rather than the obscene amount of pay he’s just got and will make sure that he has full control of the AI with no say due to the people who actually put the money in.

  • @Sabundy
    @Sabundy 4 дні тому

    I used to assume investors were at least shrewd and knowledgeable. That they made their money by being rational and prudent. But after listening to these investors and their questions I now realise that many investors are just complete morons. What accessories will be offered with Optimus? Anyone that actually believes Musk will be selling an advanced humanoid robot by 2026 at anything resembling a price that a consumer could afford I have some bridges in Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine, and Syria to sell you. Because clearly there is no idea too stupid for you to buy into.

  • @borntobemild-
    @borntobemild- 4 дні тому

    Elon, when are you going to tell the truth? Elon: coming soon!

    • @mrN3w7
      @mrN3w7 4 дні тому

      Next year...

  • @189643478
    @189643478 4 дні тому

    Funniest thing when Musk says the market size for Optimus is 8 billion people plus so many more for industry. So, Musk truly believes that people living on one dollar a day in poor countries will buy an expensive humanoid robot???

  • @troy3456789
    @troy3456789 4 дні тому

    @20:47 he said that Tesla has the most advanced humanoid robots in the world. I wonder how far from the truth this really is.

    • @FlynnMosley
      @FlynnMosley 2 дні тому

      Atlas from Boston Dynamics is the most advanced, but it uses hydraulics and costs millions. The Tesla bot is the most advanced robot that can be mass produced and is low maintenance.

  • @AmpleVagina
    @AmpleVagina 4 дні тому

    How is the value based on autonomy? They aren’t making any money from autonomy.

  • @Nivola1953
    @Nivola1953 4 дні тому

    Anyway as much as I’m interested in following Elon’s saga of vaporware, these 40 min of mumbling in a financial language I’m non familiar with, just bore me to death. Please make shorter exert, with pointers and comments to translate into something easier to understand.