According to @garyblack00, MarketWatch journalist William Gavin reports that Tesla is pursuing a lower-cost, camera-driven autonomy stack that appears to be succeeding versus rivals relying on lidar and radar, with Tesla vehicles using up to nine cameras depending on model year (source: @garyblack00 citing William Gavin at MarketWatch). According to @garyblack00, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas wrote he is “calling it” that Tesla has effectively solved autonomy to the extent needed to pull safety drivers at scale in major metros, while noting this does not mean perfection or six or seven nines reliability (source: @garyblack00 citing Adam Jonas’s Monday note at Morgan Stanley). According to @garyblack00, Tesla began ride-hailing in Austin using its self-driving software with a Tesla employee as a safety driver, added a newer operation in the San Francisco Bay Area, and expects to remove safety drivers in Austin by the end of December as it ramps (source: @garyblack00 summarizing Tesla’s operations as reported). According to @garyblack00, Elon Musk said Tesla aims to operate in up to 10 metro areas by the end of 2025, with Nevada, Florida, and Arizona specifically targeted, and plans volume production of a dedicated Cybercab robotaxi without pedals or a steering wheel next year (source: @garyblack00 referencing remarks from a recent Tesla earnings call). According to @garyblack00, competitors such as Waymo deploy 13 cameras, four lidars, six radar units, and external audio receivers, and Rivian’s system uses 10 cameras, 12 ultrasonic sensors, and five radars, underscoring Tesla’s divergent, cost-focused approach that excludes lidar (source: @garyblack00 citing company disclosures referenced by William Gavin at MarketWatch). According to @garyblack00, the source outlines trading-relevant milestones: December removal of safety drivers in Austin, a multi-metro rollout by end-2025, and Cybercab volume production next year, while no direct cryptocurrency market impact is discussed in the source (source: @garyblack00).