For once this really isn't that. I've watched the whole 'comma' saga with some amazement that he'd actually take out his barely ready for closed road testing pile of cobbled together stuff out on a public road.

Really, this sort of thing should be done in a much more controlled environment before pulling the trigger on releasing it on the unsuspecting public.

Read the bloomberg article and be amazed.

> China [...] less likely to be a major hamper of innovation

Another way to look at it: western foreigner looks to beta test a product with the lives of Chinese citizens. I'm not sure how well that's going to go over.