Most large companies have trouble breaking out of a local maximum. The incentives align to just keep climbing the gradient and never go down. Elon has the cas

Most large companies have trouble breaking out of a local maximum. The incentives align to just keep climbing the gradient and never go down. Elon has the cash + clout to solve the problem. Is he unique in the ability to solve it? No. But he may be in a unique position to solve it.