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0 pointsaerovistae9y ago0 comments

It's almost as if he's delivered on everything he promised while running the two most difficult companies in America simultaneously!

"We'll never have reusable rockets, what a joke..."

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serge2k9y ago

> It's almost as if he's delivered on everything he promised

hasn't Tesla repeatedly missed price points and delivery dates.

Or are those not promises.

I actually think most of what he is talking about is pretty doable. The ones I'm skeptical of are his talk about the massive factory improvements (in a few years too?) and the magic buses with no aisles or entrances.

By what measure are Tesla and SpaceX the "two most difficult companies in America"

aerovistaeOP9y ago

I'm actually curious about the bus, too. Sounds weird. But I trust his judgement, I'm sure it'll be great. He has a track record, you know.

Regarding missed promises, if you're saying that as if to suggest that what he's promised isn't nonetheless coming true at a pace faster than anyone else could have possibly delivered, I think you're wearing blinders.

Regarding "most difficult".......are you aware of other companies working on something as technologically and logistically and legally challenging as SpaceX and Tesla????

hueving9y ago

>Regarding missed promises, if you're saying that as if to suggest that what he's promised isn't nonetheless coming true

So you're saying that, if I promise you I'll give you a thousand dollars in a week but then I give it to you in two years, I haven't broken a promise?

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warfangle9y ago

Google's doing a lot better on the whole self driving front.

At least in terms of fatalities per mile.

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tdy7219y ago

By measure of "Hard" technology... Uber is just software.

Electric Cars and Reusable rockets are engineering marvels, not nifty software. That's difficult.

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serge2k9y ago

> It's almost as if he's delivered on everything he promised

hasn't Tesla repeatedly missed price points and delivery dates.

Or are those not promises.

By what measure are Tesla and SpaceX the "two most difficult companies in America"

aerovistaeOP9y ago

I'm actually curious about the bus, too. Sounds weird. But I trust his judgement, I'm sure it'll be great. He has a track record, you know.

Regarding "most difficult".......are you aware of other companies working on something as technologically and logistically and legally challenging as SpaceX and Tesla????

hueving9y ago

>Regarding missed promises, if you're saying that as if to suggest that what he's promised isn't nonetheless coming true

So you're saying that, if I promise you I'll give you a thousand dollars in a week but then I give it to you in two years, I haven't broken a promise?

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warfangle9y ago

Google's doing a lot better on the whole self driving front.

At least in terms of fatalities per mile.

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tdy7219y ago

By measure of "Hard" technology... Uber is just software.

Electric Cars and Reusable rockets are engineering marvels, not nifty software. That's difficult.

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