[tzm]

> could have just gotten parts

You're trivializing what it takes to actually build integrated hardware. Designing their own systems may be the best choice, considering they have the talent, domain expertise, existing components and access to Medtronic's teams, etc.

This is a fluid situation and Tesla is stepping up.

[clouddrover]

No, this is another one of Musk's submarines with the added bonus that he's been running around Twitter trying to downplay the seriousness of the coronavirus outbreak:

https://jalopnik.com/elon-musk-has-played-an-extremely-dange...

He's avoided calling anyone a paedophile this time around so that's something.