They’re doing well in spite of Musk, not because of him. Shotwell is running that company not him.
That's an entry on
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptronym
if I've ever seen one
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41807408
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41230320 also confuses the name/gender, Glenn vs. Gwynne
This tweet directly contradicts you:
However if Musk didn't found the company and it does well, then that's a very important thing. (Tesla)
Also What does that have to do with him (supposedly) being a talented engineer? He’s a brilliant strategist/visionary/CEO obviously but Cybertruck was a product of his engineering decisions then.. yeah.. probably he isn’t.
That doesn't change the fact the Cyber Truck is an inferior truck to just about any other truck in just about any metric. It's a testament to the sheer arrogance of Man and the failure of modern American education.
Tighter turning than everyone
Faster charging than Rivian or F150, 94 miles gained in 15 mins vs 83 and 68
Best API obviously
Best suspension
Best ADAS
Lighter than both
Longer bed, larger cargo volume, higher payload and towing capacity than either
of course not everyone is bothered by that. All the water/environment related issues (I guess you can get the “optional” coating) and the absurd repair costs seem like a bigger issue.
> Tighter turning than everyone
Doesn’t the Hummer EV have a 25% smaller turning radius? Also a removable roof.
There are water/environment issues?
Do you have any evidence of him ever being one? I mean he’s an extremely successful CEO and decision maker which is almost infinitely more important than just being an engineer.
I mean was Jobs ever considered an “engineer”? And I’d bet he was significantly more involved in the design of Apple’s most successful products than Musk was in SpaceX (and possibly even Tesla if Cybertruck was the result of him going of the reins).
You just don't want to believe that because it complicates your view of him as a purely worthless arsehole. You can't accept that he's an arsehole and a skilled engineer (or project manager if you want to gatekeep "engineering").
The marketing videos that he had made?
Imagine him coming up with the spaceship equivalent of the CyberTruck at SpaceX. Even Boeing would seem like being great at what they do at that point…
This is a fair and balanced view of him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=WYQxG4KEzvo
The video goes into criticism as much as it goes into praise. It's a very accurate portrayal of elon with journalistic integrity.
What about the PayPal stories? Or those are all supposedly “not fair and balanced”?
> It's well known and obvious he gets into the weeds
That’s why the Cybetruck looks like it was draw by a 3 year old?
> THATS why his companies are successful.
Why? You don’t have to pretend you are an engineer to build an extremely successful company as CEO while having significant impact on the products it designs. Just look at Apple.
What stories?
>That’s why the Cybetruck looks like it was draw by a 3 year old?
So? This doesn't serve to disprove my point. Elon gets into the weeds. Your opinion of it doesn't change the success of the company and the technology.
>Why? You don’t have to pretend you are an engineer to build an extremely successful company as CEO while having significant impact on the products it designs. Just look at Apple.
I never said anything about apple. I said that's why HIS companies are successful. There's plenty of reasons why other companies are successful.
It's a well known fact Elon Gets into the weeds of engineering and tech. Just watch the video.