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Re:Tesla Says Model 3 on Track as Quarterly Loss Beats Estim... by davewritescode on Thursday February 23, 2017 @07:51AM (#13713452)
Scaling a car company is incredibly difficult. For example recalls and design issues are less of an issue for a low volume/high margin car like the Model S which, has been plagued with flaws leading to expensive fixes like titanium battery shields.

If I were a Tesla stockholder, I'd want Tesla to focus harder on manufacturing and scaling production of electric cars instead self-driving technology.

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Re:Tesla Says Model 3 on Track as Quarterly Loss Beats Estim... by nradov on Thursday February 23, 2017 @10:46AM (#13714776)
The conventional wisdom in the auto industry now is that in a few years any vehicle without good level 4 autonomous technology won't be salable. There's not much point in scaling production if your sales fall off a cliff in 10 years because GM or Daimler beat you on the technology side.
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