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by tablespoon 1359 days ago
> It looks like they are transparently trying to raise their margins. I guess they are more supply-constrained than they thought. The "smart car of the future" from Tesla now has no sensors other than cameras, and not very many of those.

Don't worry, it won't be a problem as long as they can keep the marketing budget up.
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nradov 1359 days ago
Tesla's marketing budget is actually very small and even decreased last year.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459021...

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ctvo 1359 days ago
Their marketing is mostly Elon Musk. He uses Twitter for this and it has cost him / them quite a bit. From fines by the SEC, to potentially 45 billion USD for the purchase of the platform.
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