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> Yes, a seat is a seat, but once you're > locked in into a vendor, you are locked in. How would they get locked into a vendor if a "seat is a seat"? Isn't

• mschuster91 9y ago
  > Isn't the entire point that it's a generic and easily sourced component? On the outside, it is a seat. What is different between manufacturers, and even between cars: dimensions of the components, abilities of the seat (e.g. how many degrees of movement, heating, massage functions), the attachment of the seat to the car itself, the form of the seat... if you want to switch the seat vendor, you have to account for weeks if not months until the new vendor delivers the same final product. > If it's easy for other car manufacturers at much bigger scales why would it be an issue for Tesla? They don't switch or only switch at model "refreshments", which is at odds with Teslas always-improving workflow.