WWED quote from Tesla Q1 2025 earnings call
When you have a new complex manufactured product, it'll move as fast as the slowest and least lucky component in the entire thing. As a first-order approximation, there's like 10,000 unique things.
Tesla Q1 2025 earnings call
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