There's a very well known case of Musk making the same claim multiple years in a row, with it being false every single time.
I prefer to assume the best out of people, but when someone is that obviously wrong that many times with that much personal gain to come from it, I can't believe that man as smart as he is would also be that misled.
Musk has gone to substantial lengths to undermine his own credibility and you wonder why people question his statements? It's not even a 'strong opinion' at this point, it's just reality: Musk can be trusted for what he says. It may be true, it may not be true. It may be technically true. But you'll never know until you've seen the evidence with your own eyes.
It's odd how little skepticism any of Musk's claims are met with. I can't imagine the situation would be the same for anyone else. (Not to say he hasn't had many impressive accomplishments, but people seem to want to believe anything Musk says so much that they stop thinking critically).
It saddens me tgat at HN people start to blindly believe certain people's claims without checking precendce. In Musks case based on, IMHO, pure hype and his celebrity status. So I guess, same?
The personality cult around Musk boggles the mind. He's a very advanced form of charlatan.
"Full self drive" is an obvious lie (and dangerously negligent at that) but Musk continues to not only promise it but literally sell it, and get away with it.
I think one day the chronic lying will catch up with him - but at this rate, it won't be soon.
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