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> The Drive could not reach out to Tesla to verify or contest the claims, as the automaker dissolved its communications and public relations department some tim

> The Drive could not reach out to Tesla to verify or contest the claims, as the automaker dissolved its communications and public relations department some time ago. The New York Times says that neither Musk nor a top Tesla lawyer responded to requests for comments over several weeks. I always thought it funny that Musk saw this as some sort of 4D chess move and not a tacit admission that his company's products/behavior suck so much, he had to effectively nail a "No comment" placard on the front door. You know what would be awesome? Say negative PR about Tesla comes up, and someone from Tesla calls/emails/tweets a reporter to provide a statement...the reporter ignores them, or tells them to go pound sand, because given Tesla does not have a communications or public relations department, someone from Tesla couldn't possibly be contacting them in an official capacity to provide an authorized statement.

gruez 5y ago
>You know what would be awesome? [...] It makes for an "awesome" gotcha moment but thats about it. All it would really do is trash your newspaper's reputation while making tesla look like the victim. Asking for comment is a courtesy that professional journalists give to subjects. It's not some sort of reciprocal agreement.
coolso 5y ago
> I always thought it funny that Musk saw this as some sort of 4D chess move and not a tacit admission that his company's products/behavior suck so much, he had to effectively nail a "No comment" placard on the front door. That's one way of looking at it; another is that he's avoiding the spin and dishonest misleading nature of today's media. He doesn't have to deal with that BS and he probably feels a lot less stress because of it. > You know what would be awesome? Say negative PR about Tesla comes up, and someone from Tesla calls/emails/tweets a reporter to provide a statement...the reporter ignores them, or tells them to go pound sand, because given Tesla does not have a communications or public relations department, someone from Tesla couldn't possibly be contacting them in an official capacity to provide an authorized statement. Except Musk has plenty, plenty of reach thanks to his Twitter and other social media accounts, and in most peoples' eyes even though he has been misleading about the whole self-driving thing, hearing a statement directly from the horse's mouth most likely carries more legitimacy in their eyes than hearing it through the media. [0] [0]: https://news.gallup.com/poll/355526/americans-trust-media-dips-second-lowest-record.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/355526/americans-trust-media-di...
- watwut 5y ago
  > another is that he's avoiding the spin and dishonest misleading nature of today's media. Oh please. Elon Musk is one massive BS generator on himself. > in most peoples' eyes even though he has been misleading about the whole self-driving thing, Basically, he can lie more effectively this way.

gruez 5y ago

>You know what would be awesome? [...] It makes for an "awesome" gotcha moment but thats about it. All it would really do is trash your newspaper's reputation while making tesla look like the victim. Asking for comment is a courtesy that professional journalists give to subjects. It's not some sort of reciprocal agreement.

coolso 5y ago

> I always thought it funny that Musk saw this as some sort of 4D chess move and not a tacit admission that his company's products/behavior suck so much, he had to effectively nail a "No comment" placard on the front door. That's one way of looking at it; another is that he's avoiding the spin and dishonest misleading nature of today's media. He doesn't have to deal with that BS and he probably feels a lot less stress because of it. > You know what would be awesome? Say negative PR about Tesla comes up, and someone from Tesla calls/emails/tweets a reporter to provide a statement...the reporter ignores them, or tells them to go pound sand, because given Tesla does not have a communications or public relations department, someone from Tesla couldn't possibly be contacting them in an official capacity to provide an authorized statement. Except Musk has plenty, plenty of reach thanks to his Twitter and other social media accounts, and in most peoples' eyes even though he has been misleading about the whole self-driving thing, hearing a statement directly from the horse's mouth most likely carries more legitimacy in their eyes than hearing it through the media. [0] [0]: https://news.gallup.com/poll/355526/americans-trust-media-dips-second-lowest-record.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/355526/americans-trust-media-di...

watwut 5y ago
> another is that he's avoiding the spin and dishonest misleading nature of today's media. Oh please. Elon Musk is one massive BS generator on himself. > in most peoples' eyes even though he has been misleading about the whole self-driving thing, Basically, he can lie more effectively this way.