Tesla is actually offering a patent truce, not anyone-can-use. This is roughly the same as the cross-licensing agreements you see between big industry players,

Tesla is actually offering a patent truce, not anyone-can-use. This is roughly the same as the cross-licensing agreements you see between big industry players, except that Tesla is offering it to everyone. It's likely Tesla is still applying for more patents; it would be foolish for them to not do so, given the current patent law.