See also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40040100 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40040100 To repeat what I wrote on that post, this is all 100% expl

See also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40040100 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40040100 To repeat what I wrote on that post, this is all 100% explainable by Tesla's sacred five-step algorithm for manufacturing[a]: 1. Make the requirements less dumb: "All designs are wrong, it’s just a matter of how wrong." - Musk 2. Try and delete parts (that seem unnecessary): "If parts are not being added back into the design at least 10% of the time, not enough parts are being deleted." - Musk 3. Simplify or optimize: "The most common error of a smart engineer is to optimize something that should not exist." - Musk 4. Accelerate cycle time: "You're moving too slowly, go faster! But don’t go faster until you’ve worked on the other three things first." - Musk 5. Finally, as a last step, automate. "I've made the mistake of going backwards on all five steps." - Musk Evidently the accelerator pedal issue was caused by step #2: At some point, the Cybertruck team at Tesla questioned the requirement to securely tighten the metal plate covering the accelerator pedal, and somehow concluded it seemed unnecessary. Now they have to add it back! --- [a] https://evannex.com/blogs/news/elon-musk-reveals-his-5-step-protocol-for-engineering https://evannex.com/blogs/news/elon-musk-reveals-his-5-step-...