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> You see the effect a bit with Tesla where I'm sure Musk would love to focus on quality but has to rush things out to make decent quarterly numbers or risk goi
by seem_2211 7y ago
> You see the effect a bit with Tesla where I'm sure Musk would love to focus on quality but has to rush things out to make decent quarterly numbers or risk going bust by not getting ongoing financing
"Tesla CEO Elon Musk ordered his employees to stop putting nearly finished Model 3s through a critical test before leaving the company’s factory in Fremont, California, according to an internal document viewed by Business Insider. It’s called the brake-and-roll test, and it ensures the car is correctly aligned. An industry expert told Business Insider that every automaker does this test to ensure quality and function."†
Tesla constantly make short term decisions that cost them massively down the line.
† https://www.businessinsider.com.au/tesla-elon-musk-orders-engineers-to-stop-brake-and-roll-testing-2018-6?r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com.au/tesla-elon-musk-orders-en...