Elon Musk faces a wave of criticism on social media platforms technology
After the public had waited for a long time, American billionaire Elon Musk appeared at the WeRobot conference in California to announce himself a self-driving car, but a wave of criticism followed the announcement of this car.
The car, called “CyberCab”, is characterized by the fact that it can accommodate two people, and does not have a steering wheel or pedals, and it is expected to be launched for use in 2026.
Musk spoke for an hour about the new car, but he did not provide information of interest to investors, such as production capacity, regulatory approvals, plans to compete with Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet, and others.
The absence of these details at the car launch ceremony led to a decline in Tesla shares by more than 8%, as its shares were traded at $219, with the shares of its competitors such as Uber and Waymo rising.
Tweeters’ comments varied regarding the “robot taxi” presented by American billionaire Elon Musk. Some of them were monitored on an episode (10/13/2024) of the “Shabakat” program.
Ahmed wrote, “Some people love the sound of the engine and the burning of gasoline. Electric cars kill all this fun… a car without the sound of silent acceleration.”
Abdullah’s comment stated, “Elon Musk claims that he is afraid that artificial intelligence threatens humanity, and at the same time he is making robots that rely on artificial intelligence!!.”
According to Marwan Al-Nahdi, “The problem with robots is the absence of laws regulating the relationship with them. This means that if they were hacked and programmed to divulge information to a third party, or to act like a professional killer… who is responsible?”
Ahmed Gouda believed that the inventions currently being proposed are “unfortunately destructive inventions for people’s job opportunities… and will widen the gap between the rich and the poor.”
It is noteworthy that the timing of putting Musk’s car on the market comes at a time when Tesla is witnessing a decline in the number of buyers for its cars, and its policies of reducing prices have affected the company’s profits.
