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Tesla Bull Says Rivian Is A Long Way From Making Money: 'Absent Volkswagen And Amazon As Sugar Daddies They Would Probably Be History'
Friday, February 21, 2025 - 6:36am | 666Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) reported a quarterly gross profit of $170 million for the first time in the fourth quarter owing to the sale of regulatory credits and not merely by cutting costs, according to Fund Manager Gary Black. Analyst Take: Black, Managing Partner at The Future Fund LLC,...
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Gary Black Left Unimpressed By Rivian's Earnings : Calls 2025 Guidance 'Clearly Weak'
Friday, February 21, 2025 - 1:22am | 662Rivian Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) shares rose over 5% in after-hours trading Wednesday before pulling back, despite delivering conservative 2025 guidance, as strong regulatory credit sales helped the electric vehicle maker beat fourth-quarter expectations. What Happened: The Future Fund Managing...
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Tesla's India Launch Will Not Help Prevent Drop In Global Deliveries In 2025, Says Researcher
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - 7:46am | 598Tesla Inc.’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) possible expansion into the Indian market will likely not help the company’s global delivery numbers, according to researcher Troy Teslike. What Happened: Teslike said in a post on social media platform X on Wednesday that 2025 will be another “down year...
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Tesla Bull Advises EV Giant Investors To Limit Emotion Tied To The Product: 'I Love Starbucks But I Wouldn't Own SBUX Stock'
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - 5:32am | 490Fund manager Gary Black on Monday advised Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) investors to “limit the emotion” tied to the product and look at the stock analytically. What Happened: “I love Starbucks but I wouldn’t own Starbucks stock,” Black said while urging Tesla investors who...
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Elon Musk's $97B OpenAI Bid A 'Distraction' From Tesla's Challenges, Says Analyst As TSLA Stock Set For Sixth Consecutive Drop
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - 8:24am | 464Analysts at Oppenheimer said in a research note on Tuesday that billionaire Elon Musk‘s recent bid for ChatGPT parent OpenAI is a distraction from his EV company Tesla‘s (NASDAQ:TSLA) challenges. What Happened: Musk’s bid for OpenAI is a discount to the AI company’s Oct....
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Gary Black Takes Stock Of Lyft's Record Year With 44 Million Riders As Company Plans Mobileye Robotaxis By 2026
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - 11:15pm | 763The Future Fund LLC Managing Partner Gary Black highlighted Lyft Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:LYFT) record year performance on Tuesday, sharing CEO David Risher‘s announcement about serving 44 million riders across the U.S. and Canada in 2024. What Happened: The comments came as Lyft reported strong...
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Former Exec Sees Tesla Taking Over Uber In Ride Hail With Robotaxis, But This Fund Manager Believes Elon Musk's EV Giant Won't Have A Network As Large
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - 8:17am | 1153Former Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) executive Jorge Milburn said on Monday that no autonomous ride providers will be able to compete with the EV giant on cost once it starts deploying autonomous vehicles for ride-hail. What Happened: “If Tesla follows a saturation strategy in each market they...
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BYD's 'God's Eye' And Huawei's Autonomous Driving Progress Spark Concerns For Tesla: Ross Gerber Points Out, 'All Use LIDAR'
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - 3:17am | 510Prominent Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) investors are weighing in on the increasingly competitive autonomous driving landscape as Chinese rivals BYD Co. Ltd. (OTC:BYDDY) and Huawei advance their driver assistance systems, challenging Tesla’s vision-only approach. What Happened: Ross Gerber, CEO of...
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Gary Black Says Tesla's Autonomous Network Won't Make Uber Irrelevant, Cites Amazon As An Example Of Why Ride Hailing Middlemen Will Survive
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 11:28pm | 690The Future Fund LLC Managing Partner Gary Black questioned the claims that Tesla Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:TSLA) autonomous driving network could disrupt Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE:UBER), pointing to the ride-hailing giant’s massive user base as a key competitive advantage. What Happened: In a...
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Gary Black Warns Tesla's 18% Export Volume At Risk Amid Trump Tariffs: 'Full-Scale Retaliatory Trade War' Possible
Sunday, February 2, 2025 - 9:43pm | 837Tesla Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:TSLA) global export strategy faces mounting pressure from rising trade tensions and persistently high interest rates, according to prominent Tesla investor Gary Black. What Happened: Black, Managing Partner at The Future Fund LLC, warned on Sunday that elevated long-term...
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Trump's Tax Cuts Could Boost Tesla's Earnings, Rivian CEO Unfazed By EV Tax Credit Concerns And More: This Week In Mobility
Sunday, February 2, 2025 - 11:30am | 566The week has been a rollercoaster ride for the electric vehicle (EV) industry, with significant developments from Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG), and Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN). From potential tax cuts to autonomous driving advancements and controversial...
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Top Fund Manager Says Doubting Uber's Driverless Future Is 'Like Betting Against Amazon'
Friday, January 31, 2025 - 7:19am | 626The Future Fund Managing Partner Gary Black sees Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) continuing to be the largest ride-hailing player globally in the future if it offers autonomous rides as well. What Happened: Black said in a post on social media platform X that he expects Uber will offer autonomous...
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Gary Black Calls Tesla's Austin Robotaxi Launch By June 'Most Bullish' Takeaway, But Wants Answers On Auto Margins And Next-Gen EV
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 10:38pm | 602Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) bull Gary Black highlighted the company’s planned autonomous ride-hailing service in Austin as a significant development while expressing concerns about automotive margins and the forthcoming affordable electric vehicle’s design. What Happened: Black, managing...
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Tesla's $30K EV Risks Being A 'Nothing Burger,' Says Gary Black—Warns Of Cannibalization Without A New Compact Design
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 9:40pm | 739Tesla Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:TSLA) planned $30,000 electric vehicle could disappoint investors if it fails to introduce a new compact form factor, according to prominent Tesla bull Gary Black, managing partner of The Future Fund LLC. What Happened: Black warned on social media platform X that simply...
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Trump's Proposed Corporate Tax Cuts Could Boost Tesla's FY25 EPS by 4%, Says Analyst
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 5:49am | 557The Future Fund Managing Partner Gary Black said on Monday that a potential reduction in the corporate tax rate would help boost EV maker Tesla Inc.’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) earnings per share by $0.12 for FY25. What Happened: Tesla’s statutory tax rate is currently 21%, Black noted. This is the...