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by rio517 613 days ago
Really wish they had shared more details. It was so high-level that we didn't really learn anything substantive.
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Hmm it's almost like there might not be anything of substance to share...
They had a working car. Unlike most other reveals
But we already know they can make a car.
The whole point was to please future shareholders.
Maybe the product isn't the car but the stock.
A new car look without steering wheel and pedals. A working robovan. I don't think people understand the complexity of creating a hardware prototype of anything. This can't be ChatGPTed
They've shown working shells of cars at every single reveal of their past cars without the interior filled in. We know they can do that. What's in question is whether they can make a driverless taxi.
Yeah and making 50 new cars that drive around is a lot harder than making a one-off prototype.
Wow, great! They put motors and wheels on a chassis with a screen and hardcoded them to drive in a loop. So impressive.
The demo is open to the eventgoers and lets you choose your destination. It's quite polished and a lot more advanced than "hardcoding to drive in a loop".
They have a pretty decent robot thing going on.
It's 2024 and the Optimus can almost do some of the things Asimo could in 2000.