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> Daimler (parent of Mercedes) reportedly rented Model X and disassembled it to learn how it works.

> Apparently there are plenty of companies interested in how Tesla's cars are made.

Disassembing a rental car is ..uh.. rude, but other than that this is completely ordinary, and not even done in secret.

When I worked at BMW, we once went down to a big room where an entire VW (Golf?) was disassembled and on display, all its components laid out on long rows of tables.

I can't remember any access restrictions on that room -- it was just a place you went to look at how other engineers had solved particular problems, learn new tricks, or get inspired.

It's essentially the code reading of the mechanical engineering world.