Comment on Tesla's Robotaxi dreams are going to be an insurance nightmare

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On social media, the American flag has become a Trump calling card. Digital patriotism is now wrapped up in politics. The handle @America is a valuable account name on any social media network—and in many cases, it’s also become a right-wing calling card.

An interviewer has been making viral TikToks from old clips of uncomfortable moments with celebrities, but for what aim? Entertainment reporters tend to quickly learn a lot of harsh truths when they start interviewing celebrities for a living. For instance, when a glamorous movie star says, “That’s a great question,” it’s often meant less as a compliment on the reporter’s inquisitive mind than as a way to vamp for time while thinking of a tactful evasion.

The Salesforce CEO talks all things artificial intelligence on the latest episode of the ‘Rapid Response’ podcast. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says that Microsoft has done the AI industry a “tremendous disservice” by overhyping the capabilities of products like Copilot. Benioff argues that Agentforce, Salesforce’s new fleet of AI tools, is “what AI was meant to be.” Benioff has never been more excited in his career, confident that Agentforce will deliver a transformation on par with the cloud, mobile, social revolutions of the past.

Climate disasters have a significant impact on the lives and jobs of workers. A Cornell professor shares why employers need to be prepared for extreme weather events. Shortly after the devastation of Hurricane Helene—which killed hundreds of people across the Southeast—Florida residents are now reeling from the impact of yet another deadly storm.

Elon Musk showed of Tesla's new Cybercab on a closed lot at Warner Bros Studios. TeslaTesla faces several regulatory hurdles before launching a robotaxi service. Insurance is already a complex subject for ride-hailing fleets and Tesla vehicles. High insurance costs could wipe out earnings for Cybercab owners. There are plenty of hurdles for Tesla's promised Robotaxi fleet to clear before launching, but one overlooked barrier may be the complexity of insuring a fleet of self-driving Teslas.