Tesla 2020

Tesla doesn't make batteries, Panasonic does. And their batteries can be bought by other car makers, that was Kashirin's point.

 

I'll say, they have a great marketing team that's for sure

 

This is false. As pointed out, Tesla does not manufacture the batteries (Panasonic does so, in the Tesla-owned factory shell) and doesn't have any exclusive technology, beyond the management software.

Here's a table of BEV range and cost data (now a couple of years out of date, but it makes the point):
https://secureservercdn.net/ip-ad.m.../Currently-Available-BEVs-in-US-1.20.18-2.png

Teslas have/had the longest range because they loaded more batteries on the car. They can't squeeze more energy or range from a given size, weight or cost of battery. Cost per mile and cost per kWh is basically identical for Teslas and others (averaged over the various models).

I'm curious what an updated table would look like.

 

2 weeks ago:

Elon Musk on Q4 Conference call Jan 29, 2020: "It doesn't make sense to raise money because we expect to generate cash despite this growth level."

Today's news: They are raising 2B by selling more stocks. (It is actually a smart move at these prices.)

"The solution to pollution is dilution."

 

Why does it not surprise me one bit?

 

Tesla is a dog. Take it down. Fossil fuels for teh win.

 

He's perfected & made the scam business plan viable

 

Bridgewater, Viking among big hedge funds that added Tesla in fourth quarter before rally
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-in-fourth-quarter-before-rally-idUSKBN2082FS

 

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=UGhENXdDelpLTDVsRURKWkNXRVVxdFBYR3Jrc0Vn

Above is Giga Berlin photos

 

Interesting enough, this is exactly what George Hotz on the AI podcast points out as the hardest part to getting to level 5 automation, all the counter factuals involved in the decision process.

I would suspect for true level 5 automation we will need a network protocol that broadcast each decision to the other cars along with traffic flow broadcast.

This drunk guy though is just an unsolvable problem for human or machine. For any random walk the best prediction for the next step is the current position.

It just isn't going to be that tough though to be better than the average driver with how distracted the average driver is. Just getting breakfast this morning I seen two cars blow a dangerous red light and then the next intersection both cars in both lanes were stalled for 3 seconds after the green light because both were on their phones.