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Yes, the phrase used in the headline is a direct quote. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is teasing new details about the company's future, set to be announced later this week. The news may be in reaction to slipping stock prices and troubles with regulators following a recent crash:
While offering no other details, the master plan is likely a follow-up to a 2006 blog post titled "The Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan (just between you and me)," in which Musk laid out his vision for Tesla, including eventual plans for the Tesla Roadster, the Model S sedan and the upcoming (and more affordable) Model 3 sedan.
It may not be a bad idea for Musk to roll out some optimistic news. In recent weeks, the electric car company has become the subject of a federal safety investigation following at least two crashes — one fatal — possibly related to its highly touted autopilot feature; Tesla has announced a drop in Model S shipments; and Musk himself has come under fire after proposing that Tesla purchase SolarCity, which he is also the chairman of, much to the chagrin of shareholders.
[...] Tesla shares are down almost 10% year-to-date, and down more than 16% in the past 12 months.
You may also be interested in this NYT editorial about "Lessons From the Tesla Crash".
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 11 2016, @08:19PM
Its quite clear there is a concerted effort by the media (maybe encouraged or financially backed by competing automotive or oil companies) to make these few incidence seem as bad as possible, with the end effect of negatively effecting Tesla's share price. The best example of this disingenuous campaign was the media fervor about the suspension failure. It was made out to be a fault in the car itself while in reality it was an isolated incident where a handful of drivers used their teslas in ways that rapidly degraded their suspension. Tesla's official statement answered all the questions and supposition the media was putting out, but the media basically ignored it. Oil companies especially have much to lose by letting Tesla succeed. This is only the beginning of their media campaign.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 11 2016, @08:49PM
Seems pretty obvious to me, there is an investigation because this accident involves something new.
Just saw an article in the newspaper this morning that NTSB is also investigating, in addition to Florida cops and NHTSA/DOT. NTSB investigations are usually very complete & detailed, I'm looking forward to reading their report...which (based on past performance) might be available in 6 months or a year.
In the meantime I'm withholding judgement. Who else is patient enough to wait for it?
(Score: 2) by davester666 on Tuesday July 12 2016, @07:12AM
We have a 15 minute news cycle for a reason.
Because we have a 1 minute attention span, and hearing about something for 15 whole minutes makes us turn the tv to another station.