It's marketing. "Tesla, made by rocket scientists" is the message they want to implant. Musk does a lot of that kind of thing, like the mock 3D gesture controll

It's marketing. "Tesla, made by rocket scientists" is the message they want to implant. Musk does a lot of that kind of thing, like the mock 3D gesture controlled CAD rig [1], or the Jetsons manned rocket [2]. It's smart and good salesmanship: Figure out the coolest announcement you could make, then work backwards from there and make it happen. [1]: https://venturebeat.com/2013/09/06/this-is-how-elon-musk-designs-rocket-in-immersive-3d-virtual-reality/ https://venturebeat.com/2013/09/06/this-is-how-elon-musk-des... [2]: https://www.engadget.com/2015/09/11/spacex-crew-dragon-first-look/#/ https://www.engadget.com/2015/09/11/spacex-crew-dragon-first...