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5 min readTesla’s Robotaxi Non-Event & GPT-6 Is Here
Tesla held an event last night about its robotaxi plans, and the hosts of Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing were not invited — but neither, it seems, was anyone else. There was no live stream, no significant social media presence from Elon Musk, and no major new information. The stock dropped 6% the next day. Meanwhile, OpenAI quietly began rolling out GPT-6 to enterprise customers, promising a model that can handle tedious tasks like filling out forms and updating CRM records. The episode also covered Adobe's CEO transition, Lululemon's earnings miss, and a round of ten-year predictions on autonomous vehicles, AI models, and the future of shopping.
Tesla’s Robotaxi Event: A Launch That Wasn’t
The event was supposed to be a milestone for Tesla’s autonomous vehicle ambitions. Instead, it left the hosts puzzled. Lou Whiteman summed up the confusion: "If you want to do a publicity event, you should try to get publicity." The company hyped the event for weeks, ran contests for Austin riders to attend, and then delivered what Whiteman called "this could have been an email." Elon Musk didn't show up and barely acknowledged the event online. The substance of the announcement was essentially a confirmation that Tesla is doing what it said it would do last year — a slow rollout, not a launch.
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- 1 (00:09) **Tesla Robotaxi "Non-Event" Disappoints** - The hosts discuss the underwhelming launch event where Elon Musk didn't appear and no live stream was provided.
- 2 (06:39) **Tesla's Business Model Under Scrutiny** - The panel examines how Tesla's original FSD licensing thesis has failed to materialize.
- 3 (10:49) **GPT-6 Launch: AGI or Just a Form-Filling Bot?** - OpenAI rolls out GPT-6 to enterprise customers, but the hosts are skeptical of its significance.
- 4 (16:06) **Adobe's CEO Transition and AI Threat** - Adobe announces a new CEO in-house, but the stock drops 7% amid concerns about AI disruption.
- 5 (20:34) **Ten-Year Predictions: Autonomous Vehicle Winner** - The panel makes long-term bets on who will dominate autonomous driving miles by 2036.
- 6 (25:12) **Ten-Year Predictions: Best AI Model** - The panel forecasts who will build the leading frontier AI model a decade from now.
- 7 (28:56) **Ten-Year Predictions: Future of Shopping** - The panel imagines how AI will change retail and commerce by 2036.
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Show Notes
Tesla held a robotaxi event this week but didn’t invite media or investors. Even Elon Musk sat the event out. What does that say about the future of autonomous vehicles? Plus, we discuss GPT-6, Adobe’s new CEO, and the health of consumer spending.
Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Jon Quast discuss:
- Tesla’s “Event”
- GPT-6
- Adobe’s New CEO
- 10-Year Predictions
- Retail’s Health
- Radar Stocks
Companies discussed: Reddit (RDDT), CECO (CECO), Tesla (TSLA), Alphabet (GOOG), NVIDIA (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Shopify (SHOP), Walmart (WMT), Amazon (AMZN), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS), On Holding (ONON), Lululemon (LULU).
Host: Travis Hoium
Guests: Lou Whiteman, Jon Quast
Engineer: Dan Boyd
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