Elon Musk Says Traffic Will Get Worse With Robot Cars, Reaffirms Tesla FSD Will Remember Individual Prefe

Elon Musk Says Traffic Will Get Worse With Robot Cars, Reaffirms Tesla FSD Will Remember Individual Prefe reports on Elon Musk’s remarks about autonomous driving. Responding to investment firm Mach 33 CEO Aaron Burnett, Musk said robot cars will worsen traffic, arguing that the “pain of driving yourself” will no longer be present and that more vehicles will be on the road. The article notes that Burnett said his robot drove him “99% of the time” and that the distance he covers annually has doubled since adding autonomous capability. In a separate post, Musk reaffirmed that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system will “remember individual user preferences,” so users may not need to recalibrate each time. It also mentions Tesla’s upcoming focus leading into earnings, including increased production capacity at the Gigafactory in Berlin and expansion of markets served, while shares were down 0.21% to $380.03 after hours on Friday.