Ok, clearly flamebait, but I'll bite: * No battery tech: Daimler currently produces their own batteries [1] so do many competitors * Substandard electric driv

Ok, clearly flamebait, but I'll bite: * No battery tech: Daimler currently produces their own batteries [1] so do many competitors * Substandard electric drive trains: you mean the drive trains from Tesla that keep breaking? Check this Truedelta report [2] * No OTA systems: although many brands are developing similar systems, the OTA systems are causing many problems. [3]. In addition, changes in the behaviour of the autopilot system has been a likely contributor to the much-cited deadly Tesla autopilot crash [4]. * No charging network. True, mostly due to vendor lock-in. This is likely to change. In the Netherlands, you can charge your EV almost everywhere. * Crappy entertainment systems. Perhaps... Apple CarPlay could use some improvement. Nevertheless, I'd count this as a very minor point. * Poor self-driving tech. Compared to which other car? They are all level 2 autonomous: Cadillac CT6, a Mercedes-Benz E-Class, and the Volvo S90. * No data. Data is important, but not the most important part of autonomous driving. IP related to sensor technology and simulation systems are winners. * No control over the distribution network. This is only an advantage when you want to gain a short-term monopoly, like Tesla had to do. As it stands, most car-manufacturers already have full vertical integration to the customer. Prices are fixed. Service intervals are fixed. Components are fixed. It's just that the capital investments in a distribution system are immense, and not related to the core structure of car manufacture. [1] ttps://www.daimler.com/innovation/case/electric/battery-cells.html [2] https://www.truedelta.com/car-reliability-by-brand https://www.truedelta.com/car-reliability-by-brand [3] https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/tesla-ota-update-breaks-autopilot-instead-of-fixing-it/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/tesla-ota-update-breaks-a... [4] https://www.autopilotreview.com/tesla-autopilot-accidents-causes/ https://www.autopilotreview.com/tesla-autopilot-accidents-ca...