Not to rain on your cirklejerk, but Daimler was an early investor in Tesla and has assisted on the Tesla S. E.g. the driver-assist stalk that is used to control

Not to rain on your cirklejerk, but Daimler was an early investor in Tesla and has assisted on the Tesla S. E.g. the driver-assist stalk that is used to control Autopilot is the exact part from the S class.