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Seems a reasonable response to me. After reading the original article I was left with the impression that Tesla had outsourced the development of their autonomous driving technology, and this changes that impression.

And I have to agree that getting such a complex and safety critical system production ready is beyond the reach of a single individual, no matter how talented they are. Its like a single individual might be able to build a rocket which can reach the edge of space, but not extend it to take human passengers into orbit (and back again safely).

And I'm not sure Tesla should be publicly congratulating him. While I do think it is very impressive what he has done, there is an element of reckless endangerment if he is indeed testing this on busy public roads after only a few hours of development.

If I were George, I would I'd use this project to either (i) get a job at one of the companies with significant resources so I could take the work further (but his short stints at a number of technology companies suggests he doesn't work well for others), or (ii) get funding so I could build a much bigger team to take the project further.