Tesla Investor Gary Black Warns Company Could Squander Autonomy Lead Like It Did With EVs, Urges $100M Cybercab Ad Spend
Gary Black, managing partner of The Future Fund and a Tesla investor, warned that Tesla risks repeating its EV-era mistake by letting its technology speak for itself, potentially squandering its first-mover advantage in unsupervised autonomy and Cybercab in 2026-2027. He urged Tesla to spend roughly $100 million on advertising Cybercab and unsupervised autonomy to consumers outside its existing fan base, highlighting benefits such as time saved, safer driving when tired, and aesthetics.