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You're right, Elon has no inherent responsibility to solve this (he's not Batman to call on whenever we need). Many large companies are already open to helping.
by manigandham 7y ago
You're right, Elon has no inherent responsibility to solve this (he's not Batman to call on whenever we need). Many large companies are already open to helping. There's no shortage of willing capacity.
What they need is approval and guidance from the government, that's where the failure is. Notice there's still no reply taking up GM on their offer.
- lightgreen 7y ago> What they need is approval and guidance from the government I actually think these companies need orders from the governments, not just approval and guidance. People compared coronavirus with war in this thread. AFAIK private companies made tanks and guns for money, not for free during WW2 (except for USSR).
- manigandham 7y agoYes, there are special provisions during wartime, but it's unlikely we'll have that in response to a virus pandemic.
- WalterBright 7y agoGM should just start the process of making them anyway.
- manigandham 7y agoThere are medical equipment manufacturers better suited for this role. GM is a last resort and this is more of a symbolic gesture.
- WalterBright 7y agoLive saving ventilators of various designs have been around a long time: http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/56/8/1170 http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/56/8/1170 A ventilator that saves lives does not need to be the latest, most sophisticated technology, especially when the alternative is death.