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Elon Musk slashes Tesla Robotaxi fleet goal from 500 to ~60 in Austin

zitrored | 2025-11-27 00:35 | 644 views

Ignore the promise and focus on the sensational accomplishment of “doubling” to 60 (maybe).

Comments (115)
tanbyte 2025-11-27 00:41

Stock shoots up 1000%

zitrored 2025-11-27 00:42

These announcements definitely part of the grift. With this current administration nothing will ever hurt Elon as he continues to promise nothing.

your_fathers_beard 2025-11-27 00:49

Which will soon drop to 6. And all on the same route, pre program ed, or maybe with human drivers even.

lump77777 2025-11-27 00:49

This is the correct wording of this announcement.

weaz-am-i 2025-11-27 00:54

Is he lowering the bar for his payout? Does the criteria say that he needs to meet a specific target which is independent to this target that he is lowering???

Forsaken-Assist-1325 2025-11-27 00:56

Overpromise, underdeliver always works for Tesla

Busy-Explanation4339 2025-11-27 01:00

They are not a taxi company, they are a sex robot company.

y4udothistome 2025-11-27 01:02

Promise everything deliver nothing

CRXCRZ 2025-11-27 01:03

Imagine the hot water anyone one of us would be in if we delivered 12% of what we promised.

HereWeGo5566 2025-11-27 01:06

He’s getting into a new market; Sex taxis.

HereWeGo5566 2025-11-27 01:07

Well he promised 2 trillion in doge savings, and essentially saved nothing

zedk47 2025-11-27 01:10

They are so good they don't need more

BringBackUsenet 2025-11-27 01:10

So Austin can expect 14 additional crashes in the next 5 months.

BringBackUsenet 2025-11-27 01:11

Nobody was after him before this administration. He has something that is making him untouchable.

RabidWok 2025-11-27 01:12

Rookie numbers

BringBackUsenet 2025-11-27 01:12

Underdeliver is quickly becoming never deliver as with the roadster.

TheRealCabbageJack 2025-11-27 01:13

Somebody give that visionary CEO a trillion dollars!

BringBackUsenet 2025-11-27 01:13

But that's just a fraction of the fraction that he said he would have on the roads.

art-is-t 2025-11-27 01:15

Tesla sounds like such a scam

zitrored 2025-11-27 01:16

DOGE ended all investigations into Elon himself and his companies.

Equus-007 2025-11-27 01:17

Don't need them. Don't want them. We already have a massive fleet of driverless taxis. Zero reason to clog our parking spots with even more inefficient vehicles.

zitrored 2025-11-27 01:18

Now ask yourself why wall st loves to promote this company everyday? The grift is wide spread.

Equus-007 2025-11-27 01:18

I don't believe he can lower any of the bars. He either meets certain benchmarks or doesn't get a part of the trillion.

BringBackUsenet 2025-11-27 01:21

What investigations? He's been running these scams for the past decade or two now. It's not like it's even a secret. The whole fraud is right out in the open for everyone to see. He either has lots of people in his pocket (beyond just the White House) or he has some dirt on people in high places, or maybe some combination of both but it's obvious they are afraid to mess with him.

Ultraeasymoney 2025-11-27 01:23

That's after the news that he's shutting robotaxi.

zitrored 2025-11-27 01:24

It’s true that he is protected by many with vested financial interests way behind the White House. Those investigations that suddenly disappeared by DOGE would probably have never seen the light of day. Corrupt capitalism is a huge problem.

Moist_Farmer3548 2025-11-27 01:25

60 geofenced Teslas with a backup safety driver in the passenger seat. This is a bit of a flop.

CivilWay1444 2025-11-27 01:25

Don't over do it sparky

SolutionWarm6576 2025-11-27 01:25

Perrone Robotics are suing Tesla now for patent infringement. Regarding their autonomous software.

Bobert77 2025-11-27 01:26

Genius. A 2-seater bus!

Bagafeet 2025-11-27 01:29

Scaling!

TheFoxsWeddingTarot 2025-11-27 01:31

And one of them will be that San Francisco guy who falls asleep at the wheel.

daveo18 2025-11-27 01:38

And still not a single, actual robotaxi in sight.

daveo18 2025-11-27 01:40

*Per vehicle

daveo18 2025-11-27 01:40

What’s this 12% nonsense? The number of actual driverless robotaxis on the roads remains firmly at zero.

daynightcase 2025-11-27 01:41

*pikachuface*

Darryl_Lict 2025-11-27 01:46

The thing that is causing that rise is sales dropping 50% in Europe year to year in the month of October!

BringBackUsenet 2025-11-27 01:50

I'm thinking too that many in power are riding the TSLA train themselves and don't want it to derail while they have a interest in the bubble.

zitrored 2025-11-27 01:50

Not surprised by anything. https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/tesla-sued-allegedly-infringing-robotics-patents-2025-11-24/

BeefSupremeeeeee 2025-11-27 01:59

0 is the most realistic goal.

Queasy_Donkey5685 2025-11-27 02:06

It's how they signal to the Saudis to pump more money in.

RoadsideCouchCushion 2025-11-27 02:08

Selling 20 million cars in 10 years when the company was selling 1.8 million a year would be easy if it wasnt run by a complete moron. The valuation targets should be easy since the stock goes up with every wild promises.

RCA2CE 2025-11-27 02:17

I feel like every time he makes some promise, its stock manipulation and fraud. I don't know the legal premise that allows him to lie to shareholders.

iveseensomethings82 2025-11-27 02:18

Because Elon is a hack and a grifter! Give him more money so he can make things worse!

gumnamaadmi 2025-11-27 02:22

Bullish... Trillion dollar package is being fast tracked.

DisplacerBeastMode 2025-11-27 02:23

Oh what?? I thought there would be 1 million robo taxis by the end of the year? 🤣 Oh wait that was 2020 shit

zitrored 2025-11-27 02:23

A failed government.

DhOnky730 2025-11-27 02:43

Why not forward this to the SEC? This amounts to securities fraud, and the current sentiment isn’t as friendly as a few months ago

zitrored 2025-11-27 02:43

SEC won’t do anything. I wish they had the guts to do something but they won’t.

PetalumaPegleg 2025-11-27 02:49

Lololol shocking.

soldieroscar 2025-11-27 02:51

Guys guys we are about one week from having an extension cord run to the sun for unlimited electricity! Wait, make it ten years, and it’ll just be a solar powered moon. Wait make it 50 years, and it’s just going to be a new battery size we are inventing… DDD

[deleted] 2025-11-27 02:53

Wow, what a surprise. Nope, not at all.

GlumExternal 2025-11-27 02:59

I'm currently having to explain to my bosses boss why our deadline might slip on a 3 month project by a week. It's potentially a significant problem which will require a fair bit of him reassuring the client we won't be delayed further. Imagine I took the Musk method, promised it would be done next week, and then just didn't deliver till... 2028 or so?

dsmith422 2025-11-27 03:24

He didn't save essentially nothing. He cost the US government billions.

Kanolie 2025-11-27 03:26

It actually resulted in net deficits due to lost revenue from the IRS among other things as well as many deaths from the cutting of USAID.

dorchet 2025-11-27 03:33

and only elon dick riders will be allowed to reserve a ride.

That-Whereas3367 2025-11-27 03:55

Elon Epstein.

dkwinsea 2025-11-27 04:07

Oops. That’s a small number.

Designer-Welder3939 2025-11-27 04:10

To only service Jos Rogan and his merry band of loser men.

tangouniform2020 2025-11-27 04:15

Reduced by only 88%!!!!!

FlipZip69 2025-11-27 05:12

At any given time they have only about a dozen on the road no less. They may have 60 'taxi' ready but they do not field them all at the same time.

FlipZip69 2025-11-27 05:14

Even if you consider the 60 'taxis'. They do not put them on the road at the same time. At the moment they may have a dozen cars operational during the day. And they certainly are not robotaxi as you say. Not with a driver able to take over at any given time.

Jutts 2025-11-27 05:17

Just build a van already. Geez

Xerxero 2025-11-27 05:18

Tesla is an Ai and robotics company. So taxis are no longer important /s

CompetitiveReview416 2025-11-27 05:22

Doesn't matter, they're a chip company now

DeadMoneyDrew 2025-11-27 05:49

It worked for Star Lord. He had 12% of a plan and look at how that turned out!

Brodakk 2025-11-27 06:07

Bwahahahahahaha youre a joke Elmo

Eastern_Guess8854 2025-11-27 06:14

Perpetually over promising and under delivering, if anyone else did this in their job they’d be fired but for some cultish reason he stays and the stock goes up…

fastwriter- 2025-11-27 06:24

Here you can read a nice summary of how Musk profited from having Access to the levers of power regarding all the investigations against his Companies. Including Tesla there where more than 30 investigations ongoing: [Link](https://www.epi.org/blog/corruption-in-plain-sight-how-elon-musk-has-benefited-from-the-first-100-days-of-the-trump-administration/) So no, the Administrations are not all the same. The Corruption and Collusion if the Trump Admin is on another Scale compared to Democrats.

ProdigalSheep 2025-11-27 06:28

Right? It’s an obvious scam on every level. Yet the hedge fund managers and other big money players who make the price continue to hold this bag of shit. He is bribing these people. There’s no other explanation.

Centralredditfan 2025-11-27 07:05

Why did they wait so long?

Dewbs301 2025-11-27 07:19

Brought to you by the same guy that made the 5 seater subway!

WildFlowLing 2025-11-27 07:51

Actually in California they’re in the drivers seats

Big_footed_hobbit 2025-11-27 08:15

If there are millions of them on 10 lane multi elevated highways, transportation is solved. Elon is such a smart man

Sweetlittle66 2025-11-27 10:10

This is like where they keep asking AI to design a perfect transit system, and every time it reinvents the train.

Moist_Farmer3548 2025-11-27 10:28

As they should be...

BringBackUsenet 2025-11-27 10:28

That could very well be the case.

shiloh_jdb 2025-11-27 10:36

Nah… it’s just good old white boy magic. People just need to see his net worth, his fake hair, his confident aura and shit eating grin. His representation of success makes him trustworthy to the wider American public. It’s a big part of Trump’s success as well, where despite his obvious flaws and antagonistic nature he has all of the right and enough of the middle to win two elections against candidates that don’t have the same “charisma”. Honestly if Trump’s policies were toned down to something like Romney or even Bush II the public would ignore his flaws even more and be all in on him.

Donthaveacowman124 2025-11-27 11:14

Connect the dots to guess how big a loss each robotaxi is making

philipjfry_ 2025-11-27 11:55

I will NEVER spend dime on Tesla

RociBuldidi 2025-11-27 12:05

Stock price will still stratosphere because it’s a meme stock

[deleted] 2025-11-27 12:18

>From 60.000 to 500.000 no doubt! Since he PROMISED MILLIONS TILL THE END OF THE YEAR! :D \- some idiot fanboy

Gildardo1583 2025-11-27 12:35

Don't forget about the tunnels, so that all the traffic is underground.

No_Swan_9470 2025-11-27 12:39

What do you mean? Elon Musk Promised ***1 Million*** Tesla ***Robotaxis*** by the End of ***2020***

junkmeister9 2025-11-27 13:08

Fine by me. I don't want to combust.

BringBackUsenet 2025-11-27 13:40

People are too shallow themselves to see how shallow they are.

__slamallama__ 2025-11-27 14:29

No, they are laser focused on being the best robot / autonomous vehicle / AI chip fabrication / energy services / battery manufacturer / diner they can be.

WasabiParty4285 2025-11-27 15:00

USAID was investigating starlink and how Russia gained access to terminals in Ukraine. The investigation was opened May 2024. The DOL/NLRB was investigating SpaceX and tesla for various labor and safety violations. The CFPB was investing Tesla for improper auto loans. DOD was investigating SpaceX about improper meetings with foreign governments.

BringBackUsenet 2025-11-27 15:37

Petty crap in the grand scheme of things. Where are the most obvious crimes like SEC an FTC investigations into stock fraud and consumer fraud? EPA violations? Why isn't Las Vegas taking action for the underground mess that was nowhere near what was promised? Instead they are kissing his ass.

Free_Range_Lobster 2025-11-27 15:42

FELL FOR IT AGAIN

KnucklesMcGee 2025-11-27 16:17

This surely must show us all how successful Robotaxi is! 60 cars can do the job of 500!

tuctrohs 2025-11-27 16:36

Potato or corn?

hippotango 2025-11-27 17:18

You people are making a big deal out of nothing. There will be enough robotaxis to serve 50% of the US by the end of December. Elon told us so.

OkDetective108 2025-11-27 18:31

Never using a Musk product or service

Fit_Bed9436 2025-11-27 18:47

Now he will keep saying we are doubling for the next two years

AbleDanger12 2025-11-27 20:04

Pumping the stock is the product

AbleDanger12 2025-11-27 20:05

Even if it were true, the traffic won't be any better.

AbleDanger12 2025-11-27 20:05

I make it a point to avoid giving any money to any nazi-related companies

Theyseemetheyhatin 2025-11-27 20:32

Overpromising Under delivering  Overvalued

Dude008 2025-11-27 21:59

Trillionaire vibes guys

Dude008 2025-11-27 22:00

it does for the stock

Forsaken-Assist-1325 2025-11-27 22:05

At least until it at some random point in time doesn't

meltbox 2025-11-28 02:19

The government moves very slow and I agree that generally speaking his money was protecting him. But it was moving until he literally shut it down from the inside.

meltbox 2025-11-28 02:20

Because it’s a cult. The MAGA cult eclipsed Elon but people forget Elon is also a cult leader of sorts. The political apparatus in Vegas just wanted to hitch itself to his wagon and now that they started the moronic project they can’t admit it was a mistake or they’ll have to admit that they weren’t being visionaries but instead getting duped by a stupid idea.

blu3ysdad 2025-11-28 02:37

This is a trillion dollar decision, I can feel it

Adventurous_Screen_1 2025-11-28 10:36

Really don’t understand why we need robotaxis. I’m guessing the assumption is will cost less than a human driver? But will it? Uber showed us that is cheap at first, then enshittification happens and left with a lesser service at same price. All I see with robotaxis is money that used to go to hundreds of thousands of people goes to shareholders and Elon. Consolidation of the haves over the have nots

kveggie1 2025-11-28 12:38

Lies, lies, lies. Elmo standard. (Just saw a video about Grok4.........another failure Elmo: overpromise and under deliver

zitrored 2025-11-28 13:53

Nice point. And the willing people that go along with this redistribution of wealth are now part of the next leg called AI.

donttakerhisthewrong 2025-11-28 16:32

They are cyber efficient.

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neonmantis 2025-11-29 12:46

People will definitely be having sex in AVs. I was kinda hoping Musk would get robotaxis on the road when the hate was at its peak just to see all the different ways people could screw with them.

neonmantis 2025-11-29 12:47

And killed millions of the poorest people on the planet

HereWeGo5566 2025-11-29 15:13

Yeah that definitely would have been interesting to see. But I think people will still mess with them if they ever come out in real numbers.

Illustrious_Bug_4563 2025-11-30 15:53

who needs robotaxis when there will be an optimus on every street corner that can give you a piggyback ride anywhere for free?

Designer-Salary-7773 2025-12-01 00:30

Ignore that man behind the curtain!!

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