TSLABullunverifiable
Jo Bhakdi“And once we know when that point is we have to understand that the stock price is going to go to the moon.”@ 10:23 · open at this moment on YouTube ↗
Thesis at the time
Strongly BullishTesla's robotaxi scaling will be fundamentally different from Waymo's linear approach, moving from gradual deployment to 'opening the floodgates' once FSD reaches acceptable safety levels. The speaker believes Tesla will hit this inflection point in 2026 with extremely high probability, leading to massive production scaling.
Key arguments
- Tesla's end-to-end neural networks don't require manual city mapping like Waymo
- Once FSD achieves 10x+ human safety levels, Tesla can scale production at gigafactory speeds
- Cybercab production spotted in Austin indicates April 2026 deployment timeline
- Tesla has millions of cars already testing FSD, providing validation data
- No real limit to robotaxi TAM - could deploy tens of millions in US alone
Counter-arguments acknowledged
- Current scaling has been disappointing with only 30-50 cars in Austin
- May need 3-6 months of operational adjustments before full floodgate opening
Hedges and caveats (from the video)
- Creator acknowledges previous video was banned, suggesting controversial nature of predictions
- Scaling timeline dependent on April rollout execution
- Comparison to Waymo's slower linear scaling is speculative
- Predictions based on unconfirmed 'Cyber Cap' sightings in Austin
- Creator has financial interest through Pioneer Alpha investment community
The call
- Date said
- Jan 3, 2026
- Price at prediction
- $438.07
- Confidence
- high
- Specificity
- vague
How it resolved
- Status
- unverifiable
Why this resolved this way(resolution audit)
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Confidence Reasoning
Definitive language 'going to go to the moon' with certainty