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elonmuskszahnbuerste@elonmuskszahnbuerste@feddit.org
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If a Tesla Cybercab fleet were profitable, Tesla wouldn't sell you one

electrek.co/2026/09/07/tesla-cybercab-fleet-profitable-wouldnt-sell/
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unpossum@unpossum@sh.itjust.works
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“If oil rigs were profitable, the shipyard wouldn’t sell you one”

I despise Musk as much as the next Group 14-based lifeform, but there is such a thing as specialisation.

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Bustedknuckles@Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world
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Oil rigs aren’t billed as automatable. This is most likely just a way to offload liability

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pivot_root@pivot_root@lemmy.world
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This is most likely just a way to offload liability

And to make the owners pay for maintenance and electricity.

If they lock the feature behind a higher price tier, a subscription, or a cut of the profits, it’s a low-risk income stream with minimal expenses.

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artyom@artyom@piefed.social
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And to make the owners pay for…electricity.

Tesla is an electric utility, they could probably make more money providing it to themselves than passing the costs off to their contractors.

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boonhet@boonhet@lemmy.zip
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Doubt it would be more. Electricity is going up in the US. Selling is more profitable right now

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artyom@artyom@piefed.social
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I mean as a utility provider, selling more electricity is usually a good thing…

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