First off, self driving Teslas are still a figment of Musk's imagination. They aren't coming any time soon.
1) I think Musk said rides would be super cheap, so I assume they would aim to undercut Uber and taxis.
2)Hahaha. Turns out HW3(Hardware 3) will probably never be capable(Musk has been sloooowly admitting this) and that's what is in the vast majority of Teslas. They will never be more than a level 2 driver assistance system because the redundant CPU is no longer redundant, as it is needed for more processing power now. I wouldn't worry too much about what this car looks like, though I'm going to guess this will morph into the Model 2 once they realize they need a new model and FSD is still not working.
Fun fact, the $12k ,or 8, or 15, or 5, or 6, or whatever it was when people payed is "deferred revenue" that they roll into quarters when they release a feature they think qualifies as allowing them to book those dollars. They just did it this quarter when they released ASS(Actual Smart Summon) which I guess is supposed to be a working version of Smart Summon that only worked with ultrasonic sensors that Musk removed to save $50 per car. I guess they think allowing owners to crash their vehicles into things in parking lots qualifies as a success?
3)Careful asking questions, you are getting close to the truth. See, this way Tesla can sell a vehicle, not have to worry about service, cleaning damage etc, an still make rent from their cut in the app. It's way better not to own and have to manage all those assets. Let some other sucker run a fleet of 50 of them, deal with the headaches and cost, and Tesla still gets to cash in on every ride.
Reality is this was all a side show to keep the fantasy stock price high and distract from the fact that they have a tired lineup, the Deplorean burned through the reservation list in 8 months, a semi that is basically still in testing, a non-existent roadster they took $50k deposits for in 2017, and nothing new in the pipe.
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