I think the issue with this analogy is: the new and improved Tesla Model S is hugely popular and profitable, while the academic papers that later revisit and im

I think the issue with this analogy is: the new and improved Tesla Model S is hugely popular and profitable, while the academic papers that later revisit and improve upon those initial (high impact but less accurate) findings receive little attention or grant support, and consequently the "inaccuracies" persist.