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There's Tesla as an American car company, which is arguably the most fearsome in the world right now. Kind of interesting how US manufacturing lead in several i
by aristophenes 6y ago
There's Tesla as an American car company, which is arguably the most fearsome in the world right now. Kind of interesting how US manufacturing lead in several industries is tent-poled by one immigrant, Elon Musk. SpaceX doesn't just manufacture rockets, they are also now the largest satellite manufacturer in the world.
We're also really good at manufacturing houses and food. Besides cars, houses, and food actually representing a good chunk of physical things we buy, more of our spending is moving towards software/information in which we have a crazy lead.
I see it as manufacturing was displaced by an even more value adding industry. Though certainly it isn't good for our national security to be relying so much on imports for physical goods.
- MangoCoffee 6y agoI think Tesla is a tech company and not a car company. The amount of technologies that goes into a Tesla car is unreal and Tesla abilities to use the sensors and chip on car and update a car via software is rather fearsome.
- zamfi 6y agoWhy not both? Tesla does, after all, manufacture cars — it doesn’t just write software that goes into cars made by others.
- flyinglizard 6y agoI’m not really seeing that - a Tesla Model S seems to me like a much simpler device than a Mercedes S Class. Talking about overall complexity, not just software.
- TomMarius 6y agoWhy Mercedes electric cars are not Tesla quality then? I mean the drive, the interior is better in Mercedes.
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y agoActually, we're really not that great at manufacturing houses. We have too few where they are needed, the quality standards both in terms of energy efficiency, design and construction tend to be low, and consumer satisfaction is reportedly dropping.
- bluGill 6y agoToo few where needed is a product of laws. Most people have no idea what makes a quality house and so pick the wrong things to focus on. Codes don't allow junk houses, and energy efficiency is pretty high - what counts as a passive house in some areas is too poorly insulated for the northern US code.