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Jon McNeill’s insights on Tesla’s robotaxi and why EV startups fail


Jon McNeill — a former Tesla and Lyft executive and current CEO at DVx Ventures — spread the word last week at the World Business Forum on what he calls

Tesla rolled out Autopilot, its advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that can perform limited automated driving tasks, back in 2015. (The SAE defines Level 2 automation as ADAS that can do things like brake support and lane centering, but require a human to constantly drive and supervise. Tesla has had to walk back on that promise, and during the automaker’s third-quarter earnings call, Musk said vehicles with outdated hardware will receive a free retrofit to accommodate unsupervised FSD.

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