I think Tesla does a good job of making folks think they are doing a lot of R&D, but that's about it. Based on some quick internet research, Tesla is a quarter

I think Tesla does a good job of making folks think they are doing a lot of R&D, but that's about it. Based on some quick internet research, Tesla is a quarter of the R&D of either Ford or GM... Unless you think it's higher quality or in a different area... but the whole world is going toward electric cars and autonomous driving. Tesla AutoPilot comes in a distant second to GM according to Consumer Reports: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/28/gms-super-cruise-tops-teslas-autopilot-in-consumer-reports-testing.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/28/gms-super-cruise-tops-teslas... Tesla build quality also ranks low, even according to Elon: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/03/business/elon-musk-tesla-quality-problems/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/03/business/elon-musk-tesla-qual...