Cern Basher joins Preston Pysh to talk about robotaxi and robo-trucking economics, Optimus humanoid robots, and Wall Street’s short-term blind spots. 
Cern also unpacks Tesla’s Dojo shutdown, its true data moat, the macro impacts of autonomy and deflation, and why Bitcoin may be the ultimate corporate treasury hedge in this new era.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
02:02 - Why Tesla shut down Dojo and what that means
08:14 - How Tesla’s data advantage beats hardware competition
09:12 - Why Tesla’s future lies in AI and robotics, not just vehicles
12:49 - The deflationary effects of autonomy on labor and goods
20:55 - How investors can exploit Wall Street’s short-term bias
21:26 - How robotaxis could beat Uber’s per-mile costs by 10x
28:02 - Why robo-trucking may surpass robotaxis in profitability
40:00 - Why Bitcoin could hedge corporate treasuries in a new economy
42:09 - How Optimus robots could drive labor costs under $1/hour
45:42 - The economics of Robot-as-a-Service and Tesla’s potential moat

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