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Forget the ethos part and read the first two paragraphs. He's saying that there are a bunch of older people who know one domain and they aren't ready for the t
by luckydude 10y ago
Forget the ethos part and read the first two paragraphs. He's saying that there are a bunch of older people who know one domain and they aren't ready for the transition to the next.
Then he says that he sees a parallel in where Germany is today. Frankly, so do I. VW bet on diesel and gamed the system. It's not the cheating that is the big problem, it's the investment in diesel when cities are full of smog and the world is moving to electric.
In 10 years, heck, maybe in a year or two, that is going to look like a really really bad idea.
- touristtam 10y agoYou think VW gamed the system alone? The whole EU regulation regarding cars (pollution and sales among most notable topic) have been made for, if not by, the EU car manufacturer cartel. No wonder those dinausores do not want changes. And pressuring politics by waving jobs loss is their regular argument.
- kriro 10y agoOn the other hand, Daimler is pretty well established in autonomous driving (specifically trucks). I don't think any of the German car makers are incapable of providing a good electric car but I think Tesla is way ahead of all of them due to their culture and "software mindset" for lack of a better word. From my outsider looking in perspective I'd say BMW is the furthest along the engineering-software spectrum as they are very active in Usability/UX and some other areas.