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Re:SpaceX is now building a Raptor engine a day, NASA says by systemvoltage on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @02:11PM (#33440415)
Tesla hasn't had decades of time to perfect their operations like Toyota and Ford.

Just 5 years ago, they had 10k cars per quarter.

You need to look at rate of change of improvement. Or, we can check back on Tesla 40 years from now.

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Re:SpaceX is now building a Raptor engine a day, NASA says by itsoktocry on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @02:49PM (#33441015)
>You need to look at rate of change of improvement.

Are you comparing the rate of change of improvement of Tesla to Toyota during their first 5 years?

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Re:SpaceX is now building a Raptor engine a day, NASA says by elil17 on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @03:17PM (#33441452)
I'm not saying Tesla isn't doing any good work. I'm just saying that it's untrue to say that they're somehow unequivocally better at manufacturing then other car companies. They simply are not - they're improving rapidly but they are far from the industry leader.
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