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by calafrax 3236 days ago
launching to employees is critical. they all already have non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreements. if they launched to real customers they would either have to force them to sign, which would be a PR nightmare, or suffer the negative blowback from a product that is not ready.

Just like all technology: wait for the independent tests and reviews before making judgements.
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dhaulagiri 3236 days ago
> wait for the independent tests and reviews before making judgements.

I assume this does not include any of the "reviews" thus far, which come across more as PR than reviews of a car people will buy?

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calafrax 3235 days ago
well, yeah, what exactly are those "reviews" of? since there are no finalized models and prices they are reviewing a bespoke demo unit not a production model that can be purchased. Even with Consumer Reports they gave an excellent review on the Model S but then withdrew it later because of reliability so even with independent credible reviewers the initial impression does not necessarily tell the whole story.
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