[poniko]

Got a feeling that this August is the last chance Elon has to show off a working believable robotaxi/FSD or the hammer will fall hard on Tesla. There are too many viable options for both electic cars and personal robots out there now.

[nindalf]

No hammer is falling. Ultimately any American government loves the idea of an American manufacturer making cars in America too much. Nothing will happen to Musk because without him, Tesla would suddenly be valued as a car manufacturer instead of a fantasy land saviour of the entire world. I don't like Musk, but his distortion field is what keeps their stock price afloat.

[est31]

You are right about this, but I'm not sure this will be true in the coming 10+ years with the inflation reduction act bringing a lot of manufacturing back to the USA. Tesla is becoming one of many.

[poniko]

Might be, but sales was slowing down in both EU and ASIA in April when the other manufactures had upticks, seems like the Tesla brand is loosing its appeal. A bad q2 and a FSD no-show will probably spook even the most bullish investors.

[pixelpoet]

The RDF didn't seem to help Twitter much.