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>Musk is discovering that large-scale car manufacturing is really hard, and it's not easy to improve on the methods of conventional automakers. And while automa
by na85 9y ago
>Musk is discovering that large-scale car manufacturing is really hard, and it's not easy to improve on the methods of conventional automakers. And while automation obviously plays an important role in car manufacturing, it's not the magic bullet Musk imagined a couple of years ago. Far from leapfrogging the techniques of conventional automakers, Tesla is now struggling just to match the efficiency of its more established rivals.
This was the money quote for me. Maybe this dose of humble pie will be good. Not for Musk but for the legion of hero-worshippers who believe that some guy who founded PayPal can just "think from first principles" and outwit nearly a century of manufacturing and industrial innovation.
- yason 9y agowho believe that some guy who founded PayPal can just "think from first principles" and outwit nearly a century of manufacturing and industrial innovation I believe someone surely could, maybe Musk or maybe someone else. It does happen. The right smarts at the right time with the right money, etc. But were I to worship that hero I'd certainly keep my mouth shut until after he has delivered first.
- walshemj 9y agoThen again that is what W. Edwards Deming did for Japanese industry after being rebuffed by Ford etal
- erikpukinskis 9y agoIt’s amazing how many people seem really bothered that Elon is a hero to many. I see comments like this a lot, “maybe Elon isn’t the worst, but you know what IS the worst? How people idolize him!”