In this episode of the Tesla Motors Club podcast, Louis and Doug discuss info gleaned from the Q2 earnings call. The hosts analyze the current state of self-driving technology, compare Tesla’s approach to competitors like Waymo, and discuss the implications of massive AI spending versus actual revenue. Other topics include new Tesla Model Y variants, the opening of the Tesla Diner in LA, Optimus, humanoid robots, and more! Recorded July 27, 2025 and still relevant!

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00:00 Intro
00:50 Robotaxi Trials in Austin - Initial Impressions
10:56 Uber's Partnership with 3rd Party Robotaxis
16:35 Licensing Tesla's Self-Driving Technology
19:30 AI5 Delays and 10X HW4 Parameters
27:03 XAI Fundraising and the AI Bubble
34:22 Would Tesla buy XAI?
38:34 Vibe Physics
45:28 AI in Space - Technical Challenges
47:58 Model Y Variants
53:27 Tesla Diner Opening in LA
57:45 Optimus Competitors and Humanoid Robot Safety
1:02:15 Outro

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In this episode of the Tesla Motors Club podcast, hosts Louis, Doug, and Mike anticipate the Tesla Robotaxi rollout. We discuss Elon’s claim that sun glare doesn’t affect the FSD cameras, the updated Models S and X, Louis’s take on xAI acquiring X (formerly Twitter), updates on SpaceX, and more! 

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00:00 Intro
00:41 Tesla's Robotaxi Rollout
03:45 Elon Time
08:29 Burn a Tesla, Save Democracy???
10:40 Tesla's Vision-Only Approach and Its Limitations
12:59 Elon's "Photon Count" Solution to Sun Glare
23:31 Recent Updates to Models S and X
26:43 New S & X Pricing Strategy
27:46 The S & X Updates We Wanted
30:58 Louis on xAI Buying X
35:37 Elon Yoinking Sci-Fi Terms
37:40 NASA and SpaceX Updates
40:25 Fallout from the Elon/Trump Twitter Spat
42:03 Taking My Toys and Going Home
48:10 Outro

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In this episode of the Tesla Motors Club podcast, hosts Seb, Doug, and Mike discuss changes in Tesla's perception as a brand and worldwide sales.  Topics include Elon’s all-hands meeting and prediction of unlimited abundance, Cybertruck recalls and test drive, Mark Rober's FSD test versus LIDAR, and more!

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Chapters:

1:34 Tesla Protests
4:56 Elon's All Hands Meeting
6:01 Tesla's Brand Value
12:24 Infinite Sustainable Abundance?
20:07 Global Sales and Market Trends
29:50 Cybertruck Recall Issues
34:46 Test Driving the Cybertruck
40:33 Lucid Motors and Market Challenges
43:08 Porche Taycan Revisited
47:42 Mark Rober and Lidar Debate
52:23 Self-Driving Sensor Suite Integration

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In this episode of the Tesla Motors Club podcast, hosts Seb, Doug, and Mike look back on Tesla’s October We Robot event and discuss Doug’s road trip to go see a Starship launch.  Topics include the CyberCab, FSD, Optimus, lease buyouts, Elon’s effect on the Tesla brand, visiting Starbase, the future of SLS, the roar of SpaceX’s Super Heavy engines, and more! Originally recorded Dec 1, 2024, and still relevant!

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Chapters:

01:09 CyberCab Event Insights
08:30 FSD v13, Hardware 3 vs 4
15:22 Optimus at We Robot Event
25:06 Lease Buyouts
30:06 EV Tax Incentives Going Away?
32:24 Elon's Influence on Tesla's Reputation
38:04 Road Trip to Starship Launch
39:18 Experiencing the CyberTruck
41:17 FSD Ups and Downs on the Road Trip
43:10 Hack for FSD at Night
45:39 Visiting Starbase Launch Site
48:52 Starship/Super Heavy Launch Audio
50:46 Future of SLS?
55:33 Go See a Launch Live!

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In this episode of the Tesla Motors Club podcast, hosts Louis, Doug, and Mike review highlights from the Tesla Q4 earnings call and chat about things already happening related to their 2025 predictions (04:38). Topics include the Astro Awards (00:35), Tesla Global Sales (08:12), RoboTaxi (16:53), FSD hardware upgrades (22:43), Optimus (36:10), Artemis (38:10), Elon’s gaming controversy (47:51), and more!

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Chapters:

00:35  Doug and Lewis at the Astro Awards
04:48  Tesla Q4 Earnings and 2025 Predictions Updates
05:30  Model Y is the Worlds Best Selling Car?
08:12  Tesla's Global Sales Challenges
11:56  Should Tesla discontinue the X and S?
16:53  RoboTaxi Plans for Austin
22:43  FSD Hardware Upgrade for Legacy Vehicles
33:54  Tesla Semi $1B a Month Market?
36:10  Will a Competing Robot beat Optimus?
38:10  Will SLS and Artemis survive?
44:31  Tesla's Cleaning Robot Sucks
47:51  Elon's Gaming Claims and Public Perception

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In this episode of the Tesla Motors Club podcast, hosts Louis, Doug, and Mike dive into new details about the New Model Y (02:27), reflect on their 2024 predictions (13:42), and make new ones for 2025 (50:00). Topics include Cybertruck (37:02), Cybercab (50:08), New Roadster (46:06), FSD (44:25), the future of Artemis (1:03:10) and more!

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In this episode of the Tesla Motors Club podcast, after Doug mentions his EV experience in Europe (00:40), the hosts discuss Elon's comments during the Tesla Q2 earnings call (08:27), including the delay of the Cyber Taxi reveal (09:27), XAI and Tesla competing for resources (22:06), and the FSD 12.5 Rollout (42:45).

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In this episode of the Tesla Motors Club Podcast, the hosts dive into the results of the 2024 Tesla shareholder vote, including Elon Musk's pay package, director nominations, and various shareholder proposals (00:47). They also discuss Cybertruck and other vehicle models (08:02), updates on Full Self-Driving (FSD) hardware (23:51), the potential of robo-taxis (31:56), the impact of Tesla's robotic projects like Optimus (39:41), and more!

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In this episode, our hosts discuss the Tesla Supercharging team layoffs (00:48), the increase in incidents of Supercharger vandalism (12:37), Tesla’s using financing as another knob to juice vehicle demand (20:05), drama surrounding the upcoming shareholder vote (28:38), and the FSD class action lawsuit (40:20). 

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In this episode Seb, Mike, Doug, and Louis speculate about the Tesla autonomous Cybercab (01:08), discuss the much desired new Model 3 Performance (14:43), the Cybertruck accelerator pedal recall (20:35), Tesla possibly licensing FSD to another automaker (23:20), and Tesla’s Optimus vs. Boston Dynamics’ Atlas (37:13).

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