Certainly, here is the English translation of the article you provided:
Let’s look at the facts about why Musk has failed to deliver self-driving cars, despite announcing them every 6 months for the last 10 years, and why he is unlikely to succeed soon while the competition has already left him behind.
đź“… The Chronicle of Failures
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Elon Musk has been promising autonomous vehicles for a full decade. Here are the facts:
2013-2014: Musk promised 90% self-driving by the end of 2014.
2016: Tesla claimed that every car it manufactures has the hardware required for full autonomous driving with a simple software update.
2017: In April 2017, Musk stated: “November or December this year, we will be able to go from a parking lot in California to a parking lot in New York, without touching any controls.”
2019: In 2019, Musk announced that one million robotaxis would be on the road in 2020.
2025: Just this week, Musk admitted that Teslas with Hardware 3 (sold from 2019-2023) will need an upgrade before supporting unsupervised self-driving.
🛠️ The Technical Problems
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1. The Flawed Sensor Strategy
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Musk decided to remove radar sensors from Teslas and rely exclusively on cameras, despite objections from Tesla engineers. In fact, he admitted in personal messages in 2021 that “vision with high-resolution radar would be better than pure vision.”
The Problem: Waymo and other competitors using sensor fusion (cameras + radar + lidar) have made significant progress and are operating commercially without supervision, unlike Tesla.
2. Difficult Conditions Issues
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The NHTSA is investigating multiple FSD accidents in conditions of limited visibility, including fatal accidents due to intense sunlight. A tragic incident in Texas shows how a Tesla Model Y fatally struck a pedestrian due to sun glare.
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3. The Misleading Name “Full Self-Driving”
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In 2024, a judge ruled that Musk’s statements about autonomous driving were “corporate puffery”—meaning vague corporate optimism. Tesla itself told California regulators that its vehicles are far from reaching that level of autonomy.
📉 Why This is Happening
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1. Technological Oversimplification
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Musk seems to believe something isn’t working because Tesla can’t make it work, and he doesn’t want to admit that others are solving the problem of sensor fusion.
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2. Financial Pressure
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Tesla needs to recognize deferred revenue from the sale of the FSD package, so updates often coincide with the end of fiscal quarters.
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3. Marketing vs. Reality
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Customers paid over $10,000 for FSD, but Tesla lawyers recently argued in court that the “self-driving” part was merely “aspirational.”
🚨 The Great Risk
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1. Risk to Public Safety
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Studies by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show there is little evidence that driver assistance systems prevent crashes. Drivers adapt to automation in dangerous ways, with some deliberately violating the intended use.
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2. Corporate Credibility
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Tesla’s stock fell 8% after the latest robotaxi presentation, signaling that investors are tired of the broken promises.
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3. Legal Consequences
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Thousands of consumers have sued the company for false advertising, and a court ordered that Tesla must make the upgrades at no extra cost.
With Tesla needing at least a 50x improvement to deliver unsupervised self-driving in consumer vehicles, and ideally more than 200x, we are years away from this at the current pace of updates.
The problem is not just technological—it is ethical and legal. Tesla has turned its customers into beta testers for incomplete technology on public roads, while Musk continues to promise a future that looks increasingly distant.
This story is indeed worth following—not for the promises, but for the lessons it offers us on responsibility in technology and the consequences of misleading the public.
Is there anything else I can translate for you, or would you like me to search for more recent facts and updates regarding Tesla’s FSD development?
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