It's an alpha, but I think what matters is what the problems are and how realistic Tesla's approach to them & the design process is. Basically are they going to

It's an alpha, but I think what matters is what the problems are and how realistic Tesla's approach to them & the design process is. Basically are they going to actually fix enough of these important structural issues before production, or will the first batch be problem prone whilst they work out the remaining issues? Tesla's issue is that it's delivery time line claims have often proved to be ridiculous and potentially disingenuous. Cybertruck production was meant to have started 1.5 years ago, instead they were only at alpha. Current production estimate is sometime 2024, maybe, who knows? Does Tesla actually admit to themselves and also investors what the realistic timeline is? Tesla has deviated substantially from the classic car manufacturing processes, which reintroduces problems long ago solved by the classic car manufacturers. So when a long time engineer says "These are classic mechanical automotive engineering challenges that you have in pretty much any vehicle. I'm blown away that they would be struggling so much with the basics." I'm not too surprised. Get a car to market from design to prototype takes roughly 5+/-1 years, Tesla should be expected to take more time to reinvent the proverbial wheel, regardless of their CEO who consistently expects Tesla to be quicker than traditional manufacturers.