Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla Motors, has taken a huge step by releasing all the patents behind the electric roadster. That means the tech that built one of the biggest tech shifts in car history is now open source. Anyone can build a car this way (having the skills to do that though is another matter). The hope is that other companies will jump in and use the designs to move the industry forward.
If you’ve ever wondered what owning a Tesla is like, ask Matthew Inman, creator of The Oatmeal website, where he wrote a lengthy love letter to the Tesla. Imagine someone feeling that way about a Ford or a Mazda running the same tech. With the massive infrastructure of those companies compared to Tesla’s, all it would take would be a few of them picking up the gauntlet Musk has thrown down to change the world.
There’s really nothing more techciting than that.
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