Elon Musk insists Tesla Isn’t a car company as sales falter
I used to view Tesla as an innovative car company, but recent events have led me to question that perception. Elon Musk’s insistence that Tesla is not a car company, but rather a ‘software company’, raises some red flags as sales begin to falter. It feels like a desperate attempt to distance himself from the responsibility of the products his company produces.
The fact that Musk is quick to disassociate Tesla from being a car manufacturer is concerning. The promotion of ‘autopilot’ technology that isn’t truly autonomous, the claims of ‘bulletproof’ cars that aren’t truly bulletproof, and the selling of a ‘flamethrower’ that isn’t technically a flamethrower, all seem like smoke and mirrors to me.… Continue reading