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That letter was an easy out for him. When you boast about your tech and it doesn't deliver on the promise (and don't forget the Musk challenge), it looks much b
by fiatpandas 10y ago
That letter was an easy out for him. When you boast about your tech and it doesn't deliver on the promise (and don't forget the Musk challenge), it looks much better if your exit is caused by government interference than if you were to quit on your own. It's kind of less of a failure.
Granted, it's a huge stretch for him based on the language of the letter, but that's how I read the situation.
- throwaway4job 10y ago100%. If comma.ai truly worked, he wouldn't have this response.
- tedmiston 10y agoI think you've nailed it. In his demo video, Hotz said he aims to do 99% of driving. Musk said, "99% is easy, 99.9999% is hard."
- rsp1984 10y agoIt may have been part of the strategy all along. I always found the schedule really aggressive. He announced it with big fanfare in late summer at TC Disrupt with availability end of 2016. I don't think he ever thought that was realistic.