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Uber would welcome Tesla on platform once camera-only FSD is safe

Predictor: Dara Khosrowshahi · ep#243 "Uber vs. Tesla, Robotaxi Timelines, and the End of Human Driving | Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi | #243" · source

Prior probability
55.0%
Current probability
44.4%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
3/5
Signal quality
C
Resolution
pending
Window
2026-04-30 – 2028-11-30
Edges in / out
5 / 0
Tickers exposed
35

Prediction text

Uber would welcome Tesla on platform once camera-only FSD is safe | when the day comes when those Teslas are safe with a camera only approach, we'd love to have those Teslas on our platform as well.

Watch events: Waymo 1M rides/wk (end-2026); Tesla Robotaxi scaling; NHTSA AV rules

Verbatim quote

From episode "Uber vs. Tesla, Robotaxi Timelines, and the End of Human Driving | Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi | #243"
when the day comes when those Teslas are safe with a camera only approach, we'd love to have those Teslas on our platform as well.

Predictor: Dara Khosrowshahi

κ + Brier as of 2026-05-22
κ (discount)
0.688
Brier
0.0105
excellent
Hits / Misses
2 / 0
of 3 resolved
Hit rate
66.7%
Calibration plot (stated vs observed)

Evidence about this node from Dara Khosrowshahi is multiplied by κ in /api/intake. Lower κ = less weight; floors at 0.10 (effectively silenced) and caps at 1.00 (full weight).

Reference class

Not linked

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Probability over time

4 prob_history rows
0%25%50%75%100%prior 55%2026-04-302026-05-032026-05-10
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 44.4%

Milestone chain

Pre-event signals (upstream prereqs + window checkpoints) → resolution event → downstream cascades. Status/dates update from linked nodes; re-derive nightly via scripts/ops/derive_milestones.py.
Leading chain: 10 pending
  1. 2026-10-13pendingQ1 window check-in (25%)
  2. 2026-09-01 → 2027-03-31pendingTesla unsupervised FSD enabled on customer-owned cars in geofenced area
    How: Tesla pushes Unsupervised FSD release notes to non-employee customer vehicles; tracked via Electrek + Tesla blog
    Source: Musk Q1 2026 earnings: Unsupervised FSD probably Q4 2026 rolloutconf 55%
  3. 2026-09-01 → 2027-06-30pendingTesla FSD v15 released to fleet
    How: Tesla pushes FSD v15.0+ release notes; precondition for large-scale Robotaxi per Musk Q1 2026
    Source: Automotive World: 'Musk defers scale to FSD V15'conf 60%
  4. 2027-03-29pendingQ2 window check-in (50%)
  5. 2026-12-01 → 2027-09-30pendingTesla Robotaxi fleet exceeds 1,000 cumulative vehicles
    How: Cumulative Robotaxi count >=1,000 across all cities; Morgan Stanley target
    Source: Morgan Stanley: 1,000 Robotaxi vehicles by end of 2026conf 55%
  6. 2026-09-01 → 2027-12-31pendingTesla Cybercab or successor begins production deliveries
    How: Tesla 10-Q or production update confirming Cybercab unit production for revenue
    Source: Road to Autonomy 'Tesla Unsupervised Robotaxi Cybercab Line' transcriptconf 50%
  7. 2027-09-12pendingQ3 window check-in (75%)
  8. 2027-01-01 → 2028-09-30pendingUber explicitly opens platform to Tesla owner-operator robotaxis
    How: Uber product announcement or earnings-call statement enabling Tesla camera-only autonomous vehicles to accept Uber dispatches; counterpart to existing Waymo partnership
    Source: Built In Robotaxi competitive overview (Tesla vs Waymo on Uber)conf 40%
  9. 2027-12-31pendingIf FSD v15 not released and disengagement rate has not improved by end-2027, Uber partnership unrealistic
    How: Tesla FSD still on v14.x with no public disengagement-rate disclosure showing >=10x improvement makes Uber-platform integration improbable in remaining window
    Source: Built In + Automotive World safety-prerequisite analysisconf 50%

No downstream cascades — this prediction is a leaf in the dependency graph.

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-10T02:00:02Z44.4%-1.7pp
Network propagation: 46.1% → 44.4%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00584 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e5c18d29
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z46.1%-3.4pp
Network propagation: 49.5% → 46.1%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z49.5%-1.9pp
Network propagation: 51.4% → 49.5%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z51.4%-3.6pp
Network propagation: 55.0% → 51.4%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v1 · run 592311ef

Network propagation neighbors

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Top incoming (parents)

Edges that influence THIS node's belief

KindNodeTheir probP(c|s=T)P(c|s=F)Δ implied
prereqS_ROBOTAXI_NATIONWIDE_2028
Robotaxi nationwide expansion by Nov 2028
45.0%0.5500.050-0.169
killerTK03
AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze)
10.0%0.0500.550+0.056
killerTK01
AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall)
15.0%0.0500.550+0.031
killerTK14
Superbubble Pop (S&P 500 -40%, Moonshot Capital Evaporates)
20.0%0.0500.550+0.006

Top outgoing (children)

Predictions THIS node influences

No outgoing edges.

Ticker exposure

35 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (23)

SOUNCRWVSITMNVDAARMGTLBBBAITSMAPLDCEVAAIMSFTMRVLSFTBYORCLQCOMAVGOBABAAMDGOOGLIBMAMZNMETA

Adverse (6)

ACNCHGGCTSHIBMINFYWNS

Prerequisites (5)

Predictions that must hit first
TypePredTitleDomainLag
prereqS_ROBOTAXI_NATIONWIDE_2028Robotaxi nationwide expansion by Nov 2028robotaxi_deployment
correlateS_ROBOTAXI_TESLA_2026Tesla FSD unsupervised wide deployment by Nov 2026robotaxi_deployment
killerTK14Superbubble Pop (S&P 500 -40%, Moonshot Capital Evaporates)
killerTK01AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall)
killerTK03AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze)

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Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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