Elon Musk

[Thumpalumpacus]

DOGE also massaged the numbers, for instance implying that "spending" they cut was already taking place, when in fact they were kiboshing ideas -- not legislatively authorized money, not any outlays at all -- counted towards the money DOGE "saved".

[Paleophyte]

●A flying car / demo of the long-awaited Tesla Roadster

Leaving the road in an uncontrolled high-speed flip when Tesler AutoPillock fails doesn't count?

[Deesse23]

I am working for a T1 automotive supplier. Tesla seems to be very, very interested to buy our latest product (cant tell exactly what, for legal reasons), seemingly for the entire fleet. Interestingly, they want to buy the housing and mechanics, not the electronics and software, unlike all other customers.
A manager who is involved in the ongoing talks told me that the Tesla responsibles answered the question "why?" with: "We can shoot rockets into space. I am confident we can make the SW/HW for a simple brake for a car". Coincidence or not: I was involved in negotiations with a small startup company by former Space X employees. Very young, very motivated. They brought forward the same argument: We worked on spacecraft, thus we are confident we can manage automotive engineering.

Well, its one thing to shoot one multi million dollar vehicle into orbit once a year. Its something quite different to sell ......several millions of your product, per year, with an expected failure rate of 10ppm over the next 15 years.

Well, if you dont know the difference between the tech you need for a car or a spacecraft, then there is no hope for you. Hybris comes before the fall.

There may be other reasons related to logistics and project management, which maybe played a role. I dont want to go into details. One thing is for sure: Tesla has a different approach than everybody else. Yet, this is no groundbreaking news. The issue remains: Is it the right approach (for the future)? I am skeptical for now.