[thesis]

Isn’t this even more impressive with the current chip shortage affecting every other car manufacturer on the planet?

[judge2020]

The chip shortage is easily explained by this[0]. Tesla didn't pull shenanigans like other auto manufacturers, so they aren't nearly as affected.

0: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26931498

[terafo]

And they are more vertically integrated on semiconductor side than other auto manufacturers.

[therouwboat]

Other manufacturers also make a lot more cars.

[oxplot]

Not sure where I read this but Tesla seems to rely a lot more on software than specialized chips so they can swap them out for another one that's available, with lot less effort than other manufacturers.