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"If a part has a problem, only a small quantity needs to be shipped back to the supplier who can inspect, correct, and quickly adjust their own production proce
by LAMike 9y ago
"If a part has a problem, only a small quantity needs to be shipped back to the supplier who can inspect, correct, and quickly adjust their own production process."
Isn't one of the advantages of having a minimal, electric vehicle that there are fewer moving parts?
Telsa is in a interesting position as a software/car maker. There production line is like an algorithm they are adjusting on the fly, and it's obviously going to be messy when you don't have multiple decades of manufacturing experience.
Still, Tesla's learning curve is steep, and the M3 is a much more simpler car. Don't be against Elon, it's quite possible he'll be able to figure out how to make 10K/week once the kinks are figured out.
- dilemma 9y agoThe world's leading assembler of cars, Toyota, doesn't use artificial intelligence but human intelligence to make its processes run smooth and continuously improve them. A large human component is necessary in production and this idea of using software and full automation to optimize it is a pipedream.
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- nostalgiac 9y agoIsn't a pipedream basically exactly what Elon is always trying to produce? Why is this a bad thing and why isn't software/full automation achievable?
- batushka 9y agoElectric car is simpler, has less moving parts, needs less service and will be more reliable than gasoline - they claim. All of this will be lessened by enormous amounts of software Tesla puts and a barrier to fix.