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He allegedly transmitted photography of Tesla's internal manufacturing systems. For a company that prides itself in it's manufacturing process (even if it isn'

He allegedly transmitted photography of Tesla's internal manufacturing systems. For a company that prides itself in it's manufacturing process (even if it isn't as-promised), it seem like this could even be perceived as IP theft.

jonknee 8y ago
Their secret method of poorly making way fewer cars than they promised will be out!
empath75 8y ago
I’m sure their competitors are falling over each other to learn how to fail to build cars.
- kjksf 8y ago
  Daimler (parent of Mercedes) reportedly rented Model X and disassembled it to learn how it works. https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a14106521/competitor-tore-apart-a-rented-tesla-to-learn-its-secrets/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a14106521/competitor-t... Munro & Associates did a complete Tesla 3 teardown and disassembly in order to sell what they've learned to Tesla competitors for hundreds of thousands of dollars (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpCrkO1x-Qo&t=4828s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpCrkO1x-Qo&t=4828s) So did some German engineering company (https://cleantechnica.com/2018/02/19/tesla-model-3-stuns-german-engineers-wonders/ https://cleantechnica.com/2018/02/19/tesla-model-3-stuns-ger...). Apparently there are plenty of companies interested in how Tesla's cars are made.
  - InternetOfStuff 8y ago
    > Daimler (parent of Mercedes) reportedly rented Model X and disassembled it to learn how it works. > Apparently there are plenty of companies interested in how Tesla's cars are made. Disassembing a rental car is ..uh.. rude, but other than that this is completely ordinary, and not even done in secret. When I worked at BMW, we once went down to a big room where an entire VW (Golf?) was disassembled and on display, all its components laid out on long rows of tables. I can't remember any access restrictions on that room -- it was just a place you went to look at how other engineers had solved particular problems, learn new tricks, or get inspired. It's essentially the code reading of the mechanical engineering world.
  - oe 8y ago
    Disassembling competitor cars is a standard practice and every car maker does it to all their most important competitors. Tesla is not special in this regard.

jonknee 8y ago

Their secret method of poorly making way fewer cars than they promised will be out!

empath75 8y ago

I’m sure their competitors are falling over each other to learn how to fail to build cars.

kjksf 8y ago
Daimler (parent of Mercedes) reportedly rented Model X and disassembled it to learn how it works. https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a14106521/competitor-tore-apart-a-rented-tesla-to-learn-its-secrets/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a14106521/competitor-t... Munro & Associates did a complete Tesla 3 teardown and disassembly in order to sell what they've learned to Tesla competitors for hundreds of thousands of dollars (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpCrkO1x-Qo&t=4828s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpCrkO1x-Qo&t=4828s) So did some German engineering company (https://cleantechnica.com/2018/02/19/tesla-model-3-stuns-german-engineers-wonders/ https://cleantechnica.com/2018/02/19/tesla-model-3-stuns-ger...). Apparently there are plenty of companies interested in how Tesla's cars are made.
- InternetOfStuff 8y ago
  > Daimler (parent of Mercedes) reportedly rented Model X and disassembled it to learn how it works. > Apparently there are plenty of companies interested in how Tesla's cars are made. Disassembing a rental car is ..uh.. rude, but other than that this is completely ordinary, and not even done in secret. When I worked at BMW, we once went down to a big room where an entire VW (Golf?) was disassembled and on display, all its components laid out on long rows of tables. I can't remember any access restrictions on that room -- it was just a place you went to look at how other engineers had solved particular problems, learn new tricks, or get inspired. It's essentially the code reading of the mechanical engineering world.
- oe 8y ago
  Disassembling competitor cars is a standard practice and every car maker does it to all their most important competitors. Tesla is not special in this regard.