>>1602223>At the end of the day even tesla will be using off the shelf parts to build their truck.At the end of the day Tesla will use off shelf parts to prototype, and then build their custom version if there is vertical integration to be had.
This is the automobile company that looked into producing their own seats in 2017, due various supply sheenigans.
This is the same company that realized that buying off shelf battery parts was a complete dead end as their supplier would not ramp up production according to their demands. Which resulted in construction Panasonic batteries via a partnerships, and several manufacture advances later are producing their own cell type.
Tesla will use off shelf parts until they are in a point of development where they realize the One Size Fits All for the part is not working, and then will get replaced by some inhouse version. Assuming manufacture is possible.
