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Regarding the gigacasting: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-retreats-next-generation-gigacasting-manufacturing-process-2024-05-01/ ht

by sho_hn 2y ago

Regarding the gigacasting: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-retreats-next-generation-gigacasting-manufacturing-process-2024-05-01/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-...

fbdab103 2y ago
Article really would have helped if I could have understood how much cheaper/faster it is to make one piece instead of three.
yreg 2y ago
That article states that they are retracting to their previous method of gigacasting. The one that other carmakers are starting to use too, inspired by Tesla.
- fastball 2y ago
  It actually says that they were attempting to gigacast their new vehicle as a single piece rather than three pieces, but that proved difficult so they are going back to gigacasting three separate pieces. But your point stands: they are still gigacasting, just for now they are not doing the very ambitious "gigacast in a single bound" plan.
  - abracadaniel 2y ago
    Probably related to them dumping the model 2 project.
  - yreg 2y ago
    "Elons whim that resulted in great innovation" as ghostcluster put it referred to gigacasting as three pieces, not gigacasting as one. sho_hn's comment could have been read as gigacasting being a failure. It is not.
mrpopo 2y ago
> Tesla now focusing more on developing self-driving vehicles than on pushing for huge growth in EV sales volume, which many investors had been counting on. Yep, don't count on Tesla for replacing fossil fuel cars. They had a good headstart but hopefully other manufacturers will now take its place to fill growing demand
- _heimdall 2y ago
  In all likelihood auto manufacturers won't really be responsible for replacing fossil fuel cars. Designing and building the cars is straightforward enough, they need continued leaps energy storage and infrastructure to make that change possible.
- Animats 2y ago
  > Tesla now focusing more on developing self-driving vehicles than on pushing for huge growth in EV sales volume, which many investors had been counting on. Oh, come on. Yes, Musk announced that Tesla would announce a self-driving car with no steering wheel in August 2024. Of course, he said that in 2016, in 2018, in 2020...[1] Reality is that Tesla, while signed up for California DMV's autonomous vehicle test program, didn't report any miles driven last year. [1] https://www.inverse.com/innovation/tesla-robo-taxi-elon-musk-gives-updated-timeline https://www.inverse.com/innovation/tesla-robo-taxi-elon-musk...

by sho_hn 2y ago

fbdab103 2y ago

Article really would have helped if I could have understood how much cheaper/faster it is to make one piece instead of three.

yreg 2y ago

That article states that they are retracting to their previous method of gigacasting. The one that other carmakers are starting to use too, inspired by Tesla.

fastball 2y ago
It actually says that they were attempting to gigacast their new vehicle as a single piece rather than three pieces, but that proved difficult so they are going back to gigacasting three separate pieces. But your point stands: they are still gigacasting, just for now they are not doing the very ambitious "gigacast in a single bound" plan.
- abracadaniel 2y ago
  Probably related to them dumping the model 2 project.
- yreg 2y ago
  "Elons whim that resulted in great innovation" as ghostcluster put it referred to gigacasting as three pieces, not gigacasting as one. sho_hn's comment could have been read as gigacasting being a failure. It is not.

mrpopo 2y ago

> Tesla now focusing more on developing self-driving vehicles than on pushing for huge growth in EV sales volume, which many investors had been counting on. Yep, don't count on Tesla for replacing fossil fuel cars. They had a good headstart but hopefully other manufacturers will now take its place to fill growing demand

_heimdall 2y ago
In all likelihood auto manufacturers won't really be responsible for replacing fossil fuel cars. Designing and building the cars is straightforward enough, they need continued leaps energy storage and infrastructure to make that change possible.
Animats 2y ago
> Tesla now focusing more on developing self-driving vehicles than on pushing for huge growth in EV sales volume, which many investors had been counting on. Oh, come on. Yes, Musk announced that Tesla would announce a self-driving car with no steering wheel in August 2024. Of course, he said that in 2016, in 2018, in 2020...[1] Reality is that Tesla, while signed up for California DMV's autonomous vehicle test program, didn't report any miles driven last year. [1] https://www.inverse.com/innovation/tesla-robo-taxi-elon-musk-gives-updated-timeline https://www.inverse.com/innovation/tesla-robo-taxi-elon-musk...