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The Art of Value host JJ breaks down how there have been some serious glitches with the long-awaited Tesla Robotaxi rollout in Austin this week, while in the same week its main competitor Waymo is expanding operations to Atlanta, and partnering with Uber there. Can Tesla catch up to Waymo in the emerging “robotaxi wars”, or is Waymo already too far ahead, and with more reliable, safer technology?

Related episodes:

Tesla Robotaxi Phantom Braking Incident Due to Sun Glare? https://youtu.be/2vdO3iToeKs

Tesla Robotaxi ‘Laughably Far Behind Waymo’ https://youtu.be/F0W-qF0hEfs

Tesla Robotaxi Launch: How Autonomous Are They Really? https://youtu.be/xklqa26Psvc

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The Art of Value host JJ breaks down most of the Tesla Robotaxi critical safety errors and interventions made so far, in just the first three days of operation as a limited robotaxi service in Austin, open to invitation-only “Tesla influencers” so far. Video was been captured of many of the alarming incidents and critical interventions from the safety monitor in the front passenger seat.

Related episodes:

Tesla Robotaxi Phantom Braking Incident Due to Sun Glare? https://youtu.be/2vdO3iToeKs

Tesla Robotaxi ‘Laughably Far Behind Waymo’ https://youtu.be/F0W-qF0hEfs

Tesla Robotaxi Launch: How Autonomous Are They Really? https://youtu.be/xklqa26Psvc

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The Art of Value host JJ breaks down an alarming phantom braking incident that happened during the rollout of Tesla’s Robotaxi service in Austin. YouTuber, Tesla and EV influencer Kim Java had the phantom breaking problem during a Tesla Robotaxi ride. The question has to be asked: was the phantom braking caused by the known issue of sun glare in the Tesla Robotaxi cameras?

Related episodes:

Report Details Fatal Tesla FSD Crash Before Robotaxi Launch https://youtu.be/8TeTwupP6AE

Thousands Join Class Action Over Tesla Phantom Braking https://youtu.be/ewyoQDWNuL8

Tesla Robotaxi ‘Laughably Far Behind Waymo’ https://youtu.be/F0W-qF0hEfs

Referenced video:

Tesla Robotaxi vs Waymo | Didn't Expect This | Kim Java https://youtu.be/xf_-v-nMrM8

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The Art of Value host JJ breaks down a new article by harsh Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Elon Musk critic Dan O’Dowd, about Tesla’s Robotaxi launch in Austin, Texas. Dan says the launch has been a “pathetic flop”, and that Tesla is “laughably far behind Waymo”. He gives examples of some of the potentially dangerous incidents that happened on the first day on Tesla’s limited Robotaxi service. 

Related episodes:

Tesla Robotaxi Launch: How Autonomous Are They Really? https://youtu.be/xklqa26Psvc

Tesla Asked to Delay Robotaxi & Starship Blows Up Again https://youtu.be/TFF7CekMifg

Tesla Robotaxi Dangerous Smoke & Mirrors Game: Electrek https://youtu.be/J4NDFnlf_ug

Tesla Self-Driving Fails Critical School Bus Safety Test https://youtu.be/a2CNLkqrOME

Referenced article:

Tesla's Supervised Robotaxi Launch Was a Pathetic Flop: https://x.com/RealDanODowd/status/1937325824321216875

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The Art of Value host JJ breaks down the long awaited Tesla Robotaxi launch in Austin, Texas. The Robotaxi launch was invitation only, involving only a bunch of Tesla influencers, and the service is geofenced to a small area of Austin. The questions are asked: is the robotaxi service truly autonomous? If not, how autonomous is it? 

Related episodes:
Tesla Asked to Delay Robotaxi & Starship Blows Up Again https://youtu.be/TFF7CekMifg

Tesla Robotaxi Dangerous Smoke & Mirrors Game: Electrek https://youtu.be/J4NDFnlf_ug

Tesla Self-Driving Fails Critical School Bus Safety Test https://youtu.be/a2CNLkqrOME

Thousands Join Class Action Over Tesla Phantom Braking https://youtu.be/ewyoQDWNuL8

Referenced article:

Tesla and Google’s Robotaxis Still Really Aren’t That Autonomous https://gizmodo.com/tesla-and-googles-robotaxis-still-really-arent-that-autonomous-2000618155

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The Art of Value host JJ breaks down how Austin, Texas lawmakers have asked Elon Musk and Tesla to delay the planned rollout of Tesla Robotaxis until September 2025, to make sure the company complies with the new autonomous vehicle rules coming into effect. Also, another SpaceX Starship has exploded, this time during a test on the launch pad. It’s the latest in a string of such events for SpaceX, which are very expensive for the US taxpayer.

Recent episodes:

Ex-Tesla Manager Reveals Why Tesla is “Absolutely Hosed” https://youtu.be/tyIkULXgd8I

Tesla Pausing Gigafactory as Unsold EVs Fill Parking Lots https://youtu.be/flnACxY0UYk

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The Art of Value host JJ breaks down how a former Tesla manager has spoken out, criticizing the company for continuing to retain Elon Musk as CEO, given his very divisive political activities and views, causing Tesla sales to decline, he says. He thinks “it’s game over” for Tesla electric vehicle sales.

Recent episodes:

Tesla Pausing Gigafactory as Unsold EVs Fill Parking Lots https://youtu.be/flnACxY0UYk

Referenced article:

Ex-Tesla manager dishes on the company and his unceremonious dismissal: "They're absolutely hosed." https://hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/ex-tesla-manager-dishes-on-the-company

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The Art of Value: Politics host JJ reacts to and discusses how Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald has pointed out how the pretext being used to justify and cheerlead for a new war against Iran is almost identical to the fake pretext used to wage the decade-long, disastrous war against Iraq.

Referenced video:

Repeating Iraq War PROPAGANDA? | Green Greenwald https://youtu.be/2dQRdIFl0OM

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down how Tesla is planning to pause production of Tesla electric vehicles at its Gigafactory, Texas, while Tesla “overflow” inventory seems to be building up and gathering dust in rented parking lots across the U.S.

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The Art of Value host JJ breaks down a recent Electrek article by Fred Lambert, who asserts that Tesla’s promised Tesla Robotaxi service launch in Austin is shaping up to be akin to a “game of smoke and mirrors”. Elon has now been predicting Tesla will soon achieve “full autonomy” since 2016.

Related episodes:

Tesla Self-Driving Fails Critical School Bus Safety Test https://youtu.be/a2CNLkqrOME

Thousands Join Class Action Over Tesla Phantom Braking https://youtu.be/ewyoQDWNuL8

Report Details Fatal Tesla FSD Crash Before Robotaxi Launch https://youtu.be/8TeTwupP6AE

Referenced article:

Tesla Robotaxi launch is a dangerous game of smoke and mirrors

https://electrek.co/2025/06/16/tesla-robotaxi-launch-dangerous-game-smoke-mirrors/

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