Tesla Strikes Deal With Shanghai to Build Factory in China

Re:Tesla Strikes Deal With Shanghai to Build Factory in China by rdl on Sunday October 22, 2017 @11:36PM (#15530532)

I thought Tesla (unlike SpaceX, due to ITAR/etc.) was pretty open with their technology. I assume Elon would be happy if all of the non-EVs in China copied Tesla. OTOH, I think the Chinese market actually already has better EVs for 90% of the Chinese market, and the market for Tesla is the high-end prestige market which wouldn't be so affected by copying (they don't copy BMWs today)

https://www.tesla.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you

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Re:Tesla Strikes Deal With Shanghai to Build Factory in China by miketery on Sunday October 22, 2017 @11:57PM (#15530613)

I believe this only applies to charging tech so that the whole industry is standardized for charging stations. I don't think Tesla shares any of their chemistry, power management, and other high value IP.

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Re:Tesla Strikes Deal With Shanghai to Build Factory in China by KGIII on Monday October 23, 2017 @12:30AM (#15530736)

As far as I know, it is all patents. Here is another source, as linked in my above post:

https://www.wired.com/2014/06/tesla-just-gave-all-its-patent...

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Re:Tesla Strikes Deal With Shanghai to Build Factory in China by thisisit on Monday October 23, 2017 @12:54AM (#15530827)

From the article:

> Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced today that his company will not "initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology."

The question really is - what defines "good faith" for Musk and Tesla.

Additionally, I am no patent expert but it will be interesting to see licensing terms, if any. Specially after what happened with React and Facebook.

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Re:Tesla Strikes Deal With Shanghai to Build Factory in China by KGIII on Monday October 23, 2017 @01:10AM (#15530868)

The link in another response to me has a link to a clarification video from Musk. I didn't watch it, as the text was adequate. It looks like no licensing is required and that they've been legally dumped into the public domain in a binding fashion - maybe. That's not actually ever been ruled on in a court, from what I can find via Google.

That post suggests no company legal team would allow it. The article thinks Apple might use it, as an example of a user.

I am no expert, so I'll defer to others.

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Re:Tesla Strikes Deal With Shanghai to Build Factory in China by SimbaOnSteroids on Monday October 23, 2017 @01:30AM (#15530928)

I would like to take a moment to recognize that Tesla is apparently run by 90's meme lords. Check the url on that link. all-our-patent-are-belong-to-you. This pleases me greatly.

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Re:Tesla Strikes Deal With Shanghai to Build Factory in China by Bobbleoxs on Monday October 23, 2017 @04:57AM (#15531720)

I just want to point out the grammatical error here in the title. I mean I get it - he's busy but this is a core concept and it's in the title.

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Re:Tesla Strikes Deal With Shanghai to Build Factory in China by rdl on Monday October 23, 2017 @05:27AM (#15531843)

You are unfamiliar with the “All Your Base Are Belong To Us” meme which the title references.

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Re:Tesla Strikes Deal With Shanghai to Build Factory in China by HeyLaughingBoy on Monday October 23, 2017 @01:52PM (#15535273)

Someone must have set him up the bomb.

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Re:Tesla Strikes Deal With Shanghai to Build Factory in China by rasz on Sunday October 22, 2017 @11:40PM (#15530554)

Cheaper for sure, but there is always a price (burning alive in case of BYD e6 ).

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Re:Tesla Strikes Deal With Shanghai to Build Factory in China by icebraining on Monday October 23, 2017 @03:15AM (#15531308)

Sounds like FUD. Is there anything more than the single case reported on Wikipedia?

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