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If there were no other companies in the auto/space launch industries, and Tesla/SpaceX acquired most of they competitors, then maybe. That's not the case thoug
by omgwtfbyobbq 3y ago
If there were no other companies in the auto/space launch industries, and Tesla/SpaceX acquired most of they competitors, then maybe.
That's not the case though. There are large, well funded incumbents that could have taken the approaches Tesla/SpaceX did, and they choose not to.
Their competition also hasn't been bought out. Both companies have made IP, tech, logistics, etc acquisitions, but iirc those have all been compliments, not competitors.
Edit - They've also sold parts of their acquisitions they didn't want, like selling Maxwell while keeping the DBE stuff.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/07/30/tesla-sells-maxwell-technologies-dry-cell-tech-for-lithium-ion-batteries-retained/ https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/07/30/tesla-sells-maxwell-t...
- dragontamer 3y agoThere were plenty of other companies. SpaceX just lied about building the "Artemis" project and getting to the moon by....*checks notes*... 2025. The problem is overpromising and underdelivering. There's no full-self-driving, there's no Artemis by 2025, etc. etc. Such lofty, unlikely goals not only attract money (government money, investor money, etc. etc.), they also suck out the oxygen for more legitimate technologies.
- inemesitaffia 3y agoPlease don't mention Artemis. That's a Donald Trump farce. Everyone in the Industry knows no ones getting to the moon before 2028. No other lander was suitable. You can see the modifications Blue Origin made post lobbying. And Dynetics.... If you truly believe that counted your entire comment is null and void SpaceX would still be ahead. Artemis or not. You can go to Southern Florida and see for yourself