I'm also wary of Musk's involvement. Lately I've seen a lot of stories about him over promising and cutting corners on safety to meet the goals, such as the rec

I'm also wary of Musk's involvement. Lately I've seen a lot of stories about him over promising and cutting corners on safety to meet the goals, such as the recent story about removing a break test from the Model 3 [1] (presumably to meet the 5k/mo production goal) or the accidents directly attributable to Autopilot (slamming into a concrete divider while merging, hitting stationary cars while parking, etc - all of which may have been prevented by LIDAR. I'm logging off soon & don't have time to cite these, apologies.). [1] http://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-elon-musk-orders-engineers-to-stop-brake-and-roll-testing-2018-6 http://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-elon-musk-orders-engine... Edit: More than Musk's involvement I think we share trepidation about how he is perceived by the media and even by people on HN (though I won't name names). I'm tired of seeing Musk portrayed as a superhero, and anyone who wants his companies to succeed should be, too. There is a popular narrative that the whole company is on his shoulders - as if he wasn't employing a team of engineers - and that he is going to personally deliver our species from peril. Those massive expectations can only precede massive disappointment, and such a careful cultivation of a superhero persona makes me wonder if he's trying to distract us from something rotten.