I'm just gonna let the quotes and dates speak for themselves here:
\- "I feel very confident predicting autonomous robotaxis for Tesla next year"
\-Musk, April... 2019(!)
\- "Tesla will have over 1 million robotaxis on the road next year (2020)"
\-Musk, also April 2019.
So with that in mind, how much do you want to bet on the following statement:
\- "Tesla's rolled out robotaxi service in a few cities, and will be very, very widespread by the end of this year within the U.S"
\-Musk, January 2026.
Hmmmm. Well they haven't done it yet, have missed the previous prediction / forecast by a tiny 7-ish years (plus all the other similar ones in the interim) but yep, sure, 2026 will be the year.
"But it doesn't matter anyway, cause the real value is the humanoid robot thing, cause we're actually a robotics company. And we're gonna make a millions of them". Yeah ok, now that you've dominated the car market it makes sense to move onto... oh wait, no, never mind.
At this point, I think it's better to think of TSLA not as a company but a publicly traded stake in the Church of Elon. If you believe in what he says (despite evidence like the above telling you that you shouldn't) and that his gospel will lead you to the promised land (of profits, not salvation) then the price of admission and proof of your membership in the church is ownership of the stock. And much like religion, the believers and the non-believers just can't understand the other side and won't be convinced of the others position, no matter what. What a wild time.