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Isn't Tesla's battery tech developed by Panasonic? And I believe that some of their initial Autopilot tech was sourced from Mercedes. It's very difficult to fin
by Cyph0n 10y ago
Isn't Tesla's battery tech developed by Panasonic? And I believe that some of their initial Autopilot tech was sourced from Mercedes. It's very difficult to find an auto manufacturer that can build a car from the ground up, primarily because the economics aren't scalable.
- agumonkey 10y agoIt's said most IP is Panasonic's although Tesla is partner and probably works on tech too for optimizations for the Gigafactory.
- GirlsCanCode 10y agoBut the YCombinator people must minimized GM's accomplishments while maximizing Tesla's. I own both a Tesla Model S (P90D) and a 2016 Chevy Volt. In many ways the Volts technology--with an engine and an electric drive--is more "advanced" than the Teslas. But nobody here was excited about it. Of course, the Tesla has nicer user cockpit controls, etc., but that just icing. I'm looking forward to driving a Bolt.
- pseudometa 10y agoTesla's battery tech is developed by Tesla. Panasonic is the manufacturing partner. Like Apple & Foxcon.
- raphaelj 10y agoI think Tesla was relying on MobileEye for Autopilot. Now they are using NVidia chips instead.
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- sammydavis 10y agoAnd they always used their own software, it wasn't like a mobile eye product they licensed.
- yessql 10y agoPanasonic just makes the cells, Tesla makes the batteries. Soon Panasonic will be making all the cells under Tesla's roof. Tesla has hired Li-Ion specialist Jeff Dahn, so at a minimum Tesla is involved is prescribing the additives to their cells to give them the unique properties that Tesla wants. Tesla has also dictated that the cells have a unique form factor, "2170" instead of the 18650 standard, and most automotive OEM's used prismatic cells instead of round anyway.