Elias Martinez
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“This feels like a distraction from the declining sales numbers,”
Elias Martinez · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-20
Elias Martinez suggested the robotaxi rollout was meant to distract from declining EV sales.
“It shows they’re not ready to scale, and if they did try to prematurely scale, they’re going to run into problems,”
Elias Martinez · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-20
Elias Martinez warned that Tesla is not ready to scale its autonomous ride-hailing fleet.
“come a long way”
Elias Martinez · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-20
Elias Martinez acknowledged the progress of Tesla's Full Self-Driving software over the years.
“The fact that they’re hiding data should tell you everything you need to know. If you really want trust, you have to have full transparency.”
Elias Martinez · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-20
Elias Martinez emphasized the necessity of transparency for Tesla to build public trust.
“Then you’re putting people at risk. Yes, maybe it’s a lower risk compared to a drunk driver, but it’s still a risk.”
Elias Martinez · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-20
Elias Martinez cautioned that scaling the robotaxi service prematurely places people at risk.
“These issues prove Tesla should never have launched even with just 10 vehicles,”
Elias Martinez · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-20
Elias Martinez criticized Tesla's decision to launch its Austin robotaxi service.
“If you leave it to a company, they will filter it to fit their narrative.”
Elias Martinez · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-20
Elias Martinez stressed that vehicle crash data requires independent regulatory verification.
“This shouldn’t be proprietary. You’re driving on public roads so the data needs to be made available,”
Elias Martinez · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-20
Elias Martinez argued that safety data for vehicles on public roads should be made public.
“Yes, it works most of the time, but it blows my mind we’re still seeing issues like FSD running red lights or driving on the wrong side of the road. This shouldn’t be happening on such a regular basis.”
Elias Martinez · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-20
Elias Martinez expressed alarm over ongoing critical flaws in Tesla's Full Self-Driving system.
“You sometimes hear Elon saying, ‘we’re having a hard time finding disengagements.’ That is such BS,”
Elias Martinez · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-20
Elias Martinez rejected Elon Musk's assertions regarding the rarity of disengagements.