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In what world does purchasing a group insurance policy produce a technology moat?

• JumpCrisscross 4y ago
  > what world does purchasing a group insurance policy produce a technology moat Argument is there is no moat. Mercedes is close enough to Tesla that it’s unclear who’s technologically ahead. Mercedes’ level III approvals and liability umbrella are materially ahead of Tesla. That makes FSD another feature, not a barrier to entry. There was a hypothesis that a decade on, Tesla would have the only or unequivocally best self-driving electric car. (The way it had the unequivocally best electric car for several years.) Evidence is accumulating against that outcome.
  • gibolt 4y ago
    Based on Mercedes' own demo video, it is quite clear who is ahead. It can't handle a curve and has so many explicit asterisks attached, with even more that are unknown. Promising no input (until unexpectedly required) is much worse than being ready to take over.
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    • boring_twenties 4y ago
      No idea about Mercedes but I have tried BMW's and it handled a curvy, hilly road at 110-115mph very well.