Re:Google I/O 2017
by AndrewKemendo on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @03:29PM
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The metaphor would be that no combination of people will ever be able to compete with Toyota, Honda etc... and if they tried would be acquired or beaten to death by Honda because they are leveraging their massive scale.
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But what about Tesla? It managed somehow to compete with Toyota, Honda, etc, although it had to create a new market (market of electric cars) to do it.
Re:Google I/O 2017
by taway_1212 on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @05:10PM
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Korean cars manufacturers created now mature brands from scratch. All it took was billions of dollars and a couple decades of time. Can a startup do it? No. Is the market locked up? No as well.
Re:Google I/O 2017
by AndrewKemendo on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @05:49PM
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Despite the hype and genuinely great technology and growth it's still nowhere near competitive with the big automotive firms.
So while Tesla has definitely driven innovation here, there are still MAJOR hurdles to them being globally competitive.
Further it took Billions and someone like Elon Musk to be able to get even this far, so in that context if even Musk and tons of government dollars can't get there then it's safe to say nobody can.
Re:Google I/O 2017
by monkmartinez on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @05:16PM
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Tesla isn't competing with Toyota... They are competing with Porsche and Rolls, etc. Further, they are a mess financially and have not proven to have staying power.