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lemmyvore , 29 days ago That's like saying that Apple started the home computer competition going. There's a big difference between bucking trends and skipping steps for the sake of being different, and actually moving the industry forward. Under a non-sociopathic leadership Tesla battery and engine tech would have been in most Western car brands by now. Instead, let's look at what Tesla has really brought us: electric tech that's today just one (rather unremarkable) version among many; failing cruising tech (I don't even want to use "self driving" because that's pure marketing drivel); abysmal build quality and customer support; rising car and insurance prices; lots of car tech moved from hardware into software, which means surveillance, lower quality, lower usability and ergonomy; and last but not least a whole lot of shirking responsibility. That's the Tesla legacy that the car industry has inherited.
That's like saying that Apple started the home computer competition going.
There's a big difference between bucking trends and skipping steps for the sake of being different, and actually moving the industry forward.
Under a non-sociopathic leadership Tesla battery and engine tech would have been in most Western car brands by now.
Instead, let's look at what Tesla has really brought us:
That's the Tesla legacy that the car industry has inherited.