Outstanding insight Northern Star , I very much enjoy reading your posts,
If you can't see innovation that significantly alters the way that consumers, industries, or businesses operate, you are blind, and the scope of innovation. I have been following this company for a very long time, since their cars were spontaneously bursting into flames parked in people's driveways, since 2009, Germany's Daimler AG, maker of Mercedes-Benz, acquired an equity stake of less than 10% of Tesla for a reported US$50 million, and sold their stake, and now there are rumors they will work together again. The opportunities for Tesla technology are so pervasive in so many industries, "its not just a car company" and Elon Musk is such a visionary he know we don't have the road infrastructure , and is looking for solutions.
I thought apple should have bought Tesla, it would complete the transition of a the car industry, to a technology industry. I also hope that this technology will put 10 million to 20 million people out of work, just in the automotive, transportation and logistics and ancillary industries, over the next 10 years.