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Tesla is pivoting from EV sales to autonomous driving, leveraging a potential SpaceX merger to secure a competitive edge in the evolving automotive industry.
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Tesla gave up the EV crown. Now it wants to win the autonomy race
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Elon Musk’s “flying” Roadster jumped and flipped through the air this month in a stunt that went viral around the world. But his bigger bet is on changing the way Tesla makes money—and the wider car industry is scrambling to catch up. Five days after the spectacle, made possible by compressed-gas thrusters developed by Musk’s SpaceX, he revealed the companies were exploring a merger that could accelerate his push into autonomous driving. At stake is more than a technological race. Car groups, already grappling with growing Chinese competition, are seeking to move beyond a business model centered on vehicle sales towards one that also generates recurring revenues from software and AI-powered services.Read full article Comments
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