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General Category => Science and Technology => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on April 15, 2024, 04:09:33 PM

Title: Tesla lays off more than 10% of its workforce
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 15, 2024, 04:09:33 PM
Is this a bump in the road, or a slow car crash?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68818113
Title: Re: Tesla lays off more than 10% of its workforce
Post by: jeremyp on April 16, 2024, 12:44:29 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on April 15, 2024, 04:09:33 PM
Is this a bump in the road, or a slow car crash?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68818113
Slow car crash.

Tesla is in serious trouble. Its model line up is aging and it has trouble bringing new models to market. It's one new "car" - the Cybertruck - is pretty much a disaster area and it can't be sold in one of the biggest car markets in the world (Europe) because it would be illegal there. They've just cancelled the new sub $25k car and the Roadster 2 would be out of reach of all but the richest people even if it was in production. Added to that, Tesla is facing competition from other car makers, especially Chinese ones. Finally, its CEO is considered to be toxic by a lot of the people in the demographic that might be expected to buy a BEV.

Title: Re: Tesla lays off more than 10% of its workforce
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 29, 2024, 05:37:41 PM
Some good news if you are Musk


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgxwlqej0jjo
Title: Re: Tesla lays off more than 10% of its workforce
Post by: jeremyp on April 30, 2024, 12:11:37 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on April 29, 2024, 05:37:41 PM
Some good news if you are Musk


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgxwlqej0jjo

Tesla's full self driving is a crock of shit. They've had to rebadge it as "Full Self Driving (supervised)" which is self contradictory and it's very far from being good enough for a robotaxi, which Musk promised all model 3 drivers could have in 2019.
Title: Re: Tesla lays off more than 10% of its workforce
Post by: jeremyp on April 30, 2024, 04:51:53 PM
Maybe the car crash is not as slow as it looks.

https://electrek.co/2024/04/29/tesla-conducting-more-layoffs-including-entire-supercharger-team/

More redundancies, surprisingly, including the entire supercharger team.
Title: Re: Tesla lays off more than 10% of its workforce
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 30, 2024, 06:19:34 PM
Quote from: jeremyp on April 30, 2024, 12:11:37 PM
Tesla's full self driving is a crock of shit. They've had to rebadge it as "Full Self Driving (supervised)" which is self contradictory and it's very far from being good enough for a robotaxi, which Musk promised all model 3 drivers could have in 2019.
And not the only such crock of shit


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crgy3g7g9y1o
Title: Re: Tesla lays off more than 10% of its workforce
Post by: jeremyp on May 01, 2024, 05:02:04 PM
Quote from: jeremyp on April 30, 2024, 04:51:53 PM
Maybe the car crash is not as slow as it looks.

https://electrek.co/2024/04/29/tesla-conducting-more-layoffs-including-entire-supercharger-team/

More redundancies, surprisingly, including the entire supercharger team.

Not just the supercharger team but the whole New Product team too. Tesla is doomed.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-to-lay-off-everyone-working-on-superchargers-new-vehicles
Title: Re: Tesla lays off more than 10% of its workforce
Post by: Nearly Sane on May 04, 2024, 09:55:41 AM
More on the story

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68947020
Title: Re: Tesla lays off more than 10% of its workforce
Post by: Nearly Sane on May 10, 2024, 09:02:56 PM
Protests at Tesla in Germany


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2j0v237vko