Robotaxi sentiment has swung from premature optimism to premature dismissal
skorusARK · x · 2026-07-23
The author argues that sentiment around robotaxis has swung from premature optimism to premature dismissal.
Their core point is that the underlying technology is still improving rapidly, and that public narratives may be moving faster than the actual state of the systems.
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