> It takes the kind of risk-taking guts that Tesla exhibits to push new, better, electronic parts into test and production. Its not a risk if you are vertical

> It takes the kind of risk-taking guts that Tesla exhibits to push new, better, electronic parts into test and production. Its not a risk if you are vertically integrated, have the software infrastructure and have everything need to do the needed testing and validation. It would take weeks just to talk to the supplier about maybe doing a change for many other car makers.