WWED quote from Tesla Q2 2021 earnings call
To the first approximation, there are 10,000 unique parts and processes that have to work, and the rate of growth of production goes as fast as the least lucky and dumbest of those 10,000 things. A bunch of them are not even in our control. It's insanely difficult.
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