[dustindiamond]

All the German car manufacturers have in terms of engineerig talent and cultural is mostly mechanical, and brilliantly so.

But, the electronics suck.

Some of the most talented chemical, physical materials and electrical engineers work for Musk’s companies.

You can just tell that Tesla’s were not designed with teams in silos. I don’t think car makers are currently capable of that.

[sangnoir]

Germany has a lot of electric and chemical engineering talent - you might have heard of Bosch and BASF. These companies are already involved in the car manufacturing supply chain. "Working in silos" allows engineers to specialize and get in-depth knowledge.

[philwelch]

> You can just tell that Tesla’s were not designed with teams in silos. I don’t think car makers are currently capable of that.

Toyota was, at one point. I don't know if they are anymore.

[notfromhere]

uhh, Germany has been the center of the chemicals industry since the late 19th century