TSLA bullish call by Brighter with Herbert

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“I remain very bullish.”

Thesis at the time

Bullish

The discussion centers on Morgan Stanley's checklist for Tesla's robotaxi scaling (more robotaxis, denser cities, rising unsupervised miles, better economics) alongside evidence like a 55% FSD attach rate and heavy institutional buying. Guest Joe Back argues Tesla is on track with robotaxi and Optimus despite delays, dismissing the theory that Elon is deliberately sandbagging robotaxi to enable a cheap Tesla-SpaceX merger.

Key arguments

Institutional investors bought roughly $8 billion of Tesla stock last quarter and now own about 55% of shares while retail ownership has fallen below 22%
FSD attach rate on new deliveries hit 55%, roughly double what Morgan Stanley had modeled
Steering-wheel-less Cybercabs with Starlink integration are being spotted rolling off the line at Giga Texas
Control math shows Elon retains majority voting power regardless of merger exchange ratio, undermining the sandbagging theory
Tesla is hiring manufacturing engineers for Optimus general assembly, signaling a move toward production
The remote intervention ratio (humans per robotaxi) is the key metric to watch, and Tesla is expected to keep improving it toward Elon's cited 1-to-100 target

Counter-arguments acknowledged

Weak margins, higher R&D spending, and cash burn remain concerns per Morgan Stanley
Too many remote interventions still required to scale unsupervised robotaxi operations without a costly call-center buildout
Rumors suggest service facilities for robotaxi fleets are not yet fully built out
Optimus and Roadster demos have been repeatedly delayed

Hedges and caveats (from the video)

Weak margins and higher R&D spending remain concerns
Cash burn is ongoing
Robo taxi rollout has been slower than expected due to remote interventions and incomplete service facilities
Evidence of progress is still emerging and not yet fully proven
Retail investors have been selling while institutions buy, indicating divergent sentiment