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It's hard to overstate how much of an achievement Tesla's third quarter was. Tesla sold 102,000 more cars than it did in the same quarter of 2020--an increase of more than 73 percent.
Tesla, of course, was affected by the chip shortage as well, as Musk acknowledged during an earnings call in July. "The chip supply is fundamentally becoming a factor on our output," he said. "This is out of our control, essentially. It does seem like it's getting better, but it's hard to predict."
"We were able to substitute alternative chips. And then write the firmware in a matter of weeks. It's not just a matter of swapping out a chip. You also have to rewrite the software. It was an incredibly intense effort of finding new chips, writing new firmware, integrating with the vehicle, and testing in order to maintain production."
In other words, he and the employees at Tesla kept doing what they'd always done. They adapted to a changing landscape and found ways to solve problems on the fly.
https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/elon-musk-mindset-tesla-record-sales-third-quarter.html
Tesla, of course, was affected by the chip shortage as well, as Musk acknowledged during an earnings call in July. "The chip supply is fundamentally becoming a factor on our output," he said. "This is out of our control, essentially. It does seem like it's getting better, but it's hard to predict."
"We were able to substitute alternative chips. And then write the firmware in a matter of weeks. It's not just a matter of swapping out a chip. You also have to rewrite the software. It was an incredibly intense effort of finding new chips, writing new firmware, integrating with the vehicle, and testing in order to maintain production."
In other words, he and the employees at Tesla kept doing what they'd always done. They adapted to a changing landscape and found ways to solve problems on the fly.
https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/elon-musk-mindset-tesla-record-sales-third-quarter.html
