Ford is surprised, Mazda’s MX-30 EV has a price, and Elon. All that and more in The Morning Shift for August 24, 2021.
1st Gear: Elon Is Just Being Honest
Many people say that Twitter is bad, and they are right, but it’s easy to forget that in the old pre-Twitter world, honesty was a thing you only came by at the bar. Everything was just between friends, and people weren’t out here showing their asses to the world in public. As much as people say that Twitter is bad, the reason it remains vital is that it’s a window into people who would have been unknowable in the old world. It is TMI, but TMI gets a bad rap; everyone loves TMI.
All of which is to say that Elon Musk is a Twitter user, and a pretty earnest one at that. When he’s not sharing silly memes, he’s frequently interacting with Tesla fans, detractors or just regular Twitter users. Last night, he did so again, saying that Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” beta, which is not full self-driving, is “actually not great.” This isn’t the first time Elon has not sounded so sure about it.
In Elon’s world — which, spiritually, is always Silicon Valley, even if he’s currently living in Texas — this kind of honesty from a company CEO is evidence why you can trust a company. For the rest of us, it is handy buying advice. This would all be funnier if lives weren’t at stake.
2nd Gear: Ford Plans To Make More F-150 Lightnings Than It Expected
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