Tesla Shares Slip As Cybercab Unveiling Disappoints, Sparking SpaceX Merger Talk
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Tesla shares dropped 2 percent in Friday premarket trading following criticism over the recent Cybercab launch event, which lacked a livestream and crucial deployment details. Gary Black labeled the showcase a bust, while regulatory scrutiny from NHTSA continues due to the absence of steering wheels and pedals. Tesla has registered 45 Cybercabs in Texas, bringing its total robotaxi fleet to 420 vehicles, still trailing Waymo's nearly 1000 units. Despite the event's shortcomings, the stock jumped 5 percent on Thursday, setting up its strongest weekly performance in nearly four months. Meanwhile, investor Ross Gerber suggested that merging Tesla with SpaceX could forge a dominant global asset, noting he holds significantly more SpaceX due to confidence in ventures like Starlink and xAI.
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Tesla (TSLA) fell 2% in pre-market trading after its recent Cybercab unveiling event faced harsh criticism for lacking specific deployment plans and live streaming. With only 45 Cybercabs registered in Texas, lagging behind Waymo's fleet of 1,000, Tesla also faces safety regulatory investigations by NHTSA. Investors point out the need to verify the scalability and profitability of the autonomous driving business and should pay attention to short-term stock volatility.
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- Electric Vehicles — Favorable reviews of the Cybercab physical vehicle by some experts and the outlook for additional vehicle deployments in the Austin area support expectations for the commercialization of autonomous mobility.
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- Electric Vehicles — Controversy over the poor Cybercab event and NHTSA's initiation of a regulatory investigation due to the omission of the steering wheel and pedals raise concerns over delayed commercialization and apply downward pressure on the stock price.
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Tesla's Cybercab unveiling event disappointed the market due to a lack of specific information and regulatory uncertainty, acting as downward pressure on the stock price. In particular, safety regulatory reviews by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are underway due to the vehicle design without a steering wheel and pedals, which increases the risk of commercialization schedule delays.
In the short term, whether regulatory approval is granted and the widening gap with autonomous driving competitor Waymo could act as negative factors for the stock price. On the other hand, if structural changes such as large-scale deployment of autonomous vehicles and discussions on a merger with SpaceX become visible, they could act as momentum for a rebound, requiring close monitoring of regulatory approval indicators and trends in the number of vehicles operated.
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