Who ’ s in Your Supply Chain?

By KIM BELLARD Tesla is now, by market cap, the second largest auto manufacturer (after Toyota).  Its market cap exceeds U.S. auto makers Ford, G.M., and Fiat/Chrysler — combined.  This despite selling less than 400,000 vehicles in 2019, a figure that is more than the prior two years combined.    Tesla has made its bet on the future of electric cars.  It didn’t invent them.  It isn’t the only auto manufacturer selling them.  But, as The Wall Street Journal recently said:  Investors increasingly see the future of the car as electric—even if most car buyers haven’t yet. And lately, those investors are placing bets on Tesla Inc. to bring about that future versus auto makers with deeper pockets and generations of experience.  A recent analysis suggested a big reason why, and its findings should give those in healthcare some pause.  Tesla’s advantage may come, in large part, from its supply chain. Nikkei Business Publications did the analysis, a “teardown” of Tesla’s Model 3, the cheapest car in Tesla’s lineup.   The teardown found that Tesla’s integrated central control unit — aka, its “self driving computer” — had capabilities that were six years ahead of the rest of the industry.  That’s six years ahead of auto manufacturers with long histories, huge resea...
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