Engaging Life with Courage and Intelligence
There are many reasons why Tesla’s market value has dropped like a rock in a lake. Many believe that Musk’s childlike techno-libertarianism and the predictable reaction of people around the world are the primary causes of Tesla’s sudden decline. However, I think that is just one factor. The Tesla truck has become the laughingstock of…
Arrogance really comes from insecurity, and in the end our feeling that we are bigger than others is really the flip side of our feeling that we are smaller than others. Desmond Tutu While some of James Bond’s movie scenarios involved undercover spying with foreign governments, several involved spying on rouge, power-seeking entrepreneurs. One of…
Elon Musk and his Tesla design team have become adamantly against using radar sensors or LIDAR to allow a Tesla to drive independently. To quote Elon, “LIDAR is fricking, expensive and unnecessary.” However, as Tesla’s competition now realizes, LIDAR is necessary for many reasons. Relying solely on visual information is dangerous at 30 mph, 60…
We may recall that during COVID, Musk borrowed money from the Biden administration to keep Tesla from going bankrupt. He was also so committed to his work that he slept in the factory. Today, he sleeps in the Lincoln Bedroom in Trump’s White House instead of the factory floor. How his life has changed in…