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It is totally up to the agend of the other companies. Theoretically, they should be able to since tesla has open sourced all its patents but I don't think many

It is totally up to the agend of the other companies. Theoretically, they should be able to since tesla has open sourced all its patents but I don't think many companies want to do that. EC cars are still a niche that only very few people drive. And it still requires tons of R&D which might not be worth it for the other companies. What is really going to be interesting is how well other car companies can build EC cars. I personally like the look of the tesla model 3 way better and at a similar price point, it is a no brainier to get a tesla for me (if I had the money). Also, I'm really interested in autonomous driving and tesla seems to be far ahead (I know lots of companies are catching up but autonomous driving is still in the higher end models.

mdorazio 11y ago
Just to nitpick: Tesla is, in fact, not at all far ahead of other auto manufacturers in terms of autonomous driving tech. At CES this year, pretty much everyone showed off significant achievements in their own self-driving cars, including fully autonomous road trips. Autopilot is basically the same as adaptive cruise control + traffic jam assist, both of which have been available in some vehicles (Audi comes to mind) for years. The difference is that the bigger OEMs are extremely wary of enabling these features in cars and getting into lawsuits as a result. Tesla has shown repeatedly with things like a giant touch screen that flaunts NHTSA guidelines that it just doesn't care about potential legal problems, and is more than happy to put somewhat unproven tech in the hands of drivers and hope for the best.
- casylum 11y ago
  Tesla is not include Autopilot safety features out of the goodness of their hearts, they need to do it to stay competitive. http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/11/autos/automatic-braking-nhtsa-iihs/ http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/11/autos/automatic-braking-nhts...

mdorazio 11y ago

Just to nitpick: Tesla is, in fact, not at all far ahead of other auto manufacturers in terms of autonomous driving tech. At CES this year, pretty much everyone showed off significant achievements in their own self-driving cars, including fully autonomous road trips. Autopilot is basically the same as adaptive cruise control + traffic jam assist, both of which have been available in some vehicles (Audi comes to mind) for years. The difference is that the bigger OEMs are extremely wary of enabling these features in cars and getting into lawsuits as a result. Tesla has shown repeatedly with things like a giant touch screen that flaunts NHTSA guidelines that it just doesn't care about potential legal problems, and is more than happy to put somewhat unproven tech in the hands of drivers and hope for the best.

casylum 11y ago
Tesla is not include Autopilot safety features out of the goodness of their hearts, they need to do it to stay competitive. http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/11/autos/automatic-braking-nhtsa-iihs/ http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/11/autos/automatic-braking-nhts...