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I wonder if there are many side effects from this sort of schedule slippage apart from just needing more time. If the only result is the schedule slipping, the
by rtpg 9y ago
I wonder if there are many side effects from this sort of schedule slippage apart from just needing more time.
If the only result is the schedule slipping, then investors can continue giving to Tesla with the assurance that things happen "eventually".
If this is actually indicative of greater disorganization, then perhaps we'll see more issues later on. But my impression is that this is _the_ major issue for Tesla... and ultimately it's an issue that can be solved with more money.
- dilemma 9y agoProduction issues in car manufacturing can be solved by adding more resources just like adding more programmers to a software project can. Nope, not at all.
- rtpg 9y agoWhat I'm saying isn't that the production issues get solved. What I'm saying is that if you have enough money, delays aren't as much of an issue in itself. You can wait things out. Valve surely has a lot of developement issues leading to delays, but they still got Half Life 2 out and made a bunch of money off of it.
- dilemma 9y agoNo, you did say that money solves production issues.
- rtpg 9y agoto clarify, what I meant by "issue" is production delays. There are underlying issues for sure, and those won't be solved just with money. But many side effects of delays are mitigated by throwing money at it. And spending money is usually an easy option, if you have a lot of it.
- dilemma 9y agoIt's getting less and less clear.
- cloakandswagger 9y agoThe biggest problem is the one the author mentioned at the end of the article: If Tesla takes too long, they might be outpaced by more mature competitors. That demand will move elsewhere or dissipate if it isn't capitalized on.