Investor Gary Black of The Future Fund LLC reaffirmed that Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology has a negligible impact on sales, outlining Rivian Automotive Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RIVN) stock rally following its delivery beat as an example.
FSD Not Driving Sales, Gary Black Says Amid a sharp decline in Tesla shares, the investor took to the social media platform X on Thursday, quoting a post by Teslarati, which said that people were "misinformed" about the FSD technology and autonomous driving.
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He added that consumers had "no idea about FSD" or about the company‘s "autonomy efforts." FSD is not driving sales.
The avg consumer has no idea about FSD or $TSLA ‘s autonomy efforts. https://t.co/diptRbdba9— Gary Black (@garyblack00) July 2, 2026 The investor doubled down on his take, decrying the EV giant's lack of PR and marketing efforts.
