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That was my initial reaction, but it leads to a question: do you stop doing R&D (and shed talent as a result) because production in another part of the company

That was my initial reaction, but it leads to a question: do you stop doing R&D (and shed talent as a result) because production in another part of the company is blocked by some (hopefully transient) supply chain issue?

urda 9y ago
Preface: I don't have any stake in Tesla's success or products. If I was a consumer sitting on a Model 3 reservation I would be pissed that they are taking yet more money for yet another car they can't seem to ship at scale. This makes Tesla look like they care little, because after all they already have your Model 3 money.
- ktta 9y ago
  >If I was a consumer sitting on a Model 3 reservation I would be pissed that they are taking yet more money for yet another car they can't seem to ship at scale. I mean, by the same reasoning, Model S owners should be pissed, Model X owners should be pissed too. But the money from both seems to have made Model 3 possible.
  - urda 9y ago
    True I haven't even touched on them either! Tesla has yet to prove they can build cars at scale, they are nothing compared to current auto manufacturers. I think they are biting off more than they can chew.
    - ktta 9y ago
      >I think they are biting off more than they can chew. I don't think anyone will disagree with you about that. But we sure as hell want to see them succeed.
      - urda 9y ago
        Same here! I love their tech and I can't wait to see Model 3 after Model 3. ... but damn it Tesla ship it!
    - dmode 9y ago
      People are overreacting on Model 3 challenges. It is a really simple car to manufacture. Once the supply chain bottlenecks are ironed out, it will be really easy to pump out cars at scale. They already produce 2500 S and X per week.
- pySSK 9y ago
  R&D engineers and car designers are usually separate people from manufacturing and supply chain engineers. Now that Model 3 has been passed onto mass(-ish) production, Tesla is using those engineers to develop other products. Tesla would lose those talented people if it asked them to just sit and do nothing, or if it asked them to work on areas completely outside their (not just lose, but lose to competitors).

urda 9y ago

Preface: I don't have any stake in Tesla's success or products. If I was a consumer sitting on a Model 3 reservation I would be pissed that they are taking yet more money for yet another car they can't seem to ship at scale. This makes Tesla look like they care little, because after all they already have your Model 3 money.

ktta 9y ago
>If I was a consumer sitting on a Model 3 reservation I would be pissed that they are taking yet more money for yet another car they can't seem to ship at scale. I mean, by the same reasoning, Model S owners should be pissed, Model X owners should be pissed too. But the money from both seems to have made Model 3 possible.
- urda 9y ago
  True I haven't even touched on them either! Tesla has yet to prove they can build cars at scale, they are nothing compared to current auto manufacturers. I think they are biting off more than they can chew.
  - ktta 9y ago
    >I think they are biting off more than they can chew. I don't think anyone will disagree with you about that. But we sure as hell want to see them succeed.
    - urda 9y ago
      Same here! I love their tech and I can't wait to see Model 3 after Model 3. ... but damn it Tesla ship it!
  - dmode 9y ago
    People are overreacting on Model 3 challenges. It is a really simple car to manufacture. Once the supply chain bottlenecks are ironed out, it will be really easy to pump out cars at scale. They already produce 2500 S and X per week.
pySSK 9y ago
R&D engineers and car designers are usually separate people from manufacturing and supply chain engineers. Now that Model 3 has been passed onto mass(-ish) production, Tesla is using those engineers to develop other products. Tesla would lose those talented people if it asked them to just sit and do nothing, or if it asked them to work on areas completely outside their (not just lose, but lose to competitors).