Exactly! A big part of Musk’s genius was in finding and recognizing these people for what they were.
JeffFromAbove
JeffFromAbove
Actually, if you read the detailed history of Tesla, Elon pretty much did start anything that could be considered Tesla in it’s current form. Prior to him arriving on the scene it was basically a hobby-level endeavor.
Musk wasn’t responding to the article, he was responding to the tweet. If I were Elon Musk I wouldn’t sit around reading USA Today either. I’m pretty sure I would spend the morning marveling at my unbridled awesomeness and then buy a country.
Not necessarily. No engine means more crumplezone.
Well we may get to a day when you can choose to some extent what gets installed but I’m not sure that upgrading your battery pack qualifies as big brother. You should be much more concerned that they have the ability to know where you are at all times :)
I normally like your reporting but you can please acknowledge that this makes no sense at all? What you’re talking about is an emotional response to a totally logical way of delivering upgrades. People are getting spun up over absolutely nothing.
It’s not a feature - it’s an upgrade. They can’t afford to “unlock” all the upgrades at purchase. The alternative would be just not having the option at all.
So you would rather take your car in to the shop for upgrades. Makes perfect sense.
So is your position that Tesla shouldn’t do this and if you want to upgrade your car you have to take it to the shop?
Right but building the battery pack did.
That’s true, in some cases it is a result of yield but in others it’s intentional. If you don’t like CPUs as an example see every piece of software ever that ships with multiple tiers. You don’t have to like the fact that the lower tier is intentionally crippled, but would you really argue the company isn’t justified…
You’re right. It costs them millions in R&D. How do you suggest they recoup that?
This is an extremely common practice in multiple industries. Virtually all CPUs work this way. It makes sense from both an economic and manufacturing standpoint. Why does it matter that the delivery mechanism to the end customer is to simply turn it on?
Yes, were I only capable of such eloquent arguments.
Screw shareholders and screw unions. As a TSLA shareholder I can’t stand that there are those of us who believe we know better than the people who do this for a living how to run things. I believe companies should be run by those who run them and everyone else can take a backseat. If you don’t like it, don’t buy…
Somehow I feel like it’s a Tesla bashing article in disguise
That and basically making a statement that reflects where Ford currently is and stands in terms of prospects for having an automated car. The more I read it the more I think it is the least interesting thing I’ve seen all week and I work for the government.