NY Taxi medallions used to be over a million not 18 months ago. That 75% hit is entirely due to Uber and the rest. ...who will give Uber Black badges to Toyota Priuses with real human drivers in them. As "investment vehicles" go, a $130k self-driving car is a pretty wasteful idea, especially as Tesla hasn't really demonstrated much in the self-driving department. Unlike the author of this Medium post, I do know a little about Elon Musk - as in, I read his biography. He makes no bones about the fact that he doesn't think cars have a long-term future. He's all about solar and batteries, and Tesla is a lateral move to make markets for those. You also have to keep in mind that Tesla loses money on its cars, which is the wrong way to go if you want to create vast rental fleets.