Re:Formation of Tesla Advanced Automation Germany
by the_duke on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @09:08AM
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The major manufacturers have a huge amount of engineering talent and resources, they have plenty of the `rockstars`, as you call them.
This is about automation of production, and you can be sure that the manufacturers with their highly optimized supply chains and production lines have done a lot to make them very efficient.
Going as automatic as possible is often not the cheapest solution, and not the best decision with regards to public relations, lobbying power, etc. And probably not where we want to go. People need jobs after all...
Of course, big corps are also cautious and slower to move.
The reason why they haven't aggressively tackled EVs is because the market is not there. It's tiny. (for now)
Almost everyone is working on EVs and building up know how, but why would they go into it aggressively? They do just fine with gas guzzlers.
There are also big challenges with scaling up to large numbers, as seen by Tesla's issues with available batteries.
I admire Tesla for pushing innovations and creating a market. But that's almost always the role of newcomers, not the big, entrenched players.
My biggest fear is that Tesla will get chewed up in pushing technology and innovating, to the point of going bankrupt. Then the old manufacturers will swoop in and take over. (and buy up the know how)
This is about automation of production, and you can be sure that the manufacturers with their highly optimized supply chains and production lines have done a lot to make them very efficient.
Going as automatic as possible is often not the cheapest solution, and not the best decision with regards to public relations, lobbying power, etc. And probably not where we want to go. People need jobs after all...
Of course, big corps are also cautious and slower to move.
The reason why they haven't aggressively tackled EVs is because the market is not there. It's tiny. (for now)
Almost everyone is working on EVs and building up know how, but why would they go into it aggressively? They do just fine with gas guzzlers.
There are also big challenges with scaling up to large numbers, as seen by Tesla's issues with available batteries.
I admire Tesla for pushing innovations and creating a market. But that's almost always the role of newcomers, not the big, entrenched players.
My biggest fear is that Tesla will get chewed up in pushing technology and innovating, to the point of going bankrupt. Then the old manufacturers will swoop in and take over. (and buy up the know how)