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Scaling a car company is incredibly difficult. For example recalls and design issues are less of an issue for a low volume/high margin car like the Model S whic
by davewritescode 10y ago
Scaling a car company is incredibly difficult. For example recalls and design issues are less of an issue for a low volume/high margin car like the Model S which, has been plagued with flaws leading to expensive fixes like titanium battery shields.
If I were a Tesla stockholder, I'd want Tesla to focus harder on manufacturing and scaling production of electric cars instead self-driving technology.
- nradov 10y agoThe conventional wisdom in the auto industry now is that in a few years any vehicle without good level 4 autonomous technology won't be salable. There's not much point in scaling production if your sales fall off a cliff in 10 years because GM or Daimler beat you on the technology side.