The CEO of Amazon seems to be extremely bullish about the future of the Auto Industry, and one of the two companies he mentioned specifically is Rivian.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/21/jeff...-industry.html
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The CEO of Amazon seems to be extremely bullish about the future of the Auto Industry, and one of the two companies he mentioned specifically is Rivian.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/21/jeff...-industry.html
I guess it's good to have the world's richest man excited about a local startup.
"Jeff Bezos tells employees he’s ‘very excited’ about the auto industry"
I hope he doesn't wet himself.
There isn't anyone who doesn't think the auto industry will be shaken up in the next decade or two. This screams opportunity.Quote:
Originally Posted by 313WX
Bezos moves 'stuff' efficiently. I'd expect he can find ways to move people efficiently as well.
Bezos is nothing but an investor, he doesn't find ways to do anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wesley Mouch
He found a way to establish the 2nd largest company in the world and shake up the retail industry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Worldsgreatest
So what have you done lately?
No he didn't do that nor did he create anything new. A ton of other drones and minds built that company.Quote:
Originally Posted by 313WX
but hail corporate I guess!
I woke up from a great night of sleep and had a butter pecan iced coffee from dunkin donuts on my commute, thanks for asking!
You either work for yourself or for someone else. Everything is corporate. Everything has a brand. you have your own personal brand, albeit, you may not have realized its marketability yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Worldsgreatest
no judgment..you do you, but don't you feel ill after something so rich in the morning?Quote:
Originally Posted by Worldsgreatest
Dunkin
Butter Pecan Swirl Iced Macchiato with Whole Milk
Large
380 cals
8 g fat
4.5 g saturated fat
390 mg sodium
64 g carbs
I have amazing genetics and a very high metabolism. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by hybridy
You're right to a certain extent. You can have the Worldsgreatest minds, buy they'll sit there estimating how many leaves are in a tree. You could have the fastest, most efficient drones, and they'll stand there rusting. Someone has to have a feasible idea, and coordinate the minds to program the drones, to get them to churn out something that'll keep both fed and well oiled. I hate flavored foo-foo coffee, but I'm glad you got some rest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Worldsgreatest
Sounds like Bezos has accomplished a lot more in his life than you have, and you're in no place to be thumbing your nose at the work of others.Quote:
Originally Posted by Worldsgreatest
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Originally Posted by 313WX
Drunkin' Donuts is not a good place for nose thumbing?
I woke up this morning and my coffee pot had already ground the beans and had a fresh pot waiting for me to pour.Quote:
Originally Posted by Worldsgreatest
Less then 50c
Hail corporate but how much was your iced coffee,including fuel,time waiting,wear and tear on your car or bike from starting etc. ?
https://amp.businessinsider.com/imag...a-1136-852.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by 313WX
me before|after my dunkin iced pecan whatever the fc*k cool whip drank :cool:
There are good reasons to be optimistic about the vehicle industry and it certainly seems that greater Detroit will remain axis mundi for that industry. Russell Sage recently published the book Wrecked: How the American Automobile Industry Destroyed its Capacity to Compete by Joshua Murray and Michael Schwartz. They seek to explain why the market share held by the Big Three has fallen drastically in the last half century. They are extremely critical of the way managers of the Big Three firm organized production and how they dealt with labor costs. The author further argue that the Obama and Trump administrations did not and do not understand the challenges of the vehicle industry and their interventions will prove counter productive. These authors are much more pessimistic than Jeff Bezos.
What are those 'good reasons'? And why should Detroit 'remain axis mundi'?Quote:
Originally Posted by renf
While I am an optimist, Detroit's position in the auto industry seems at risk. New companies like Tesla have little connection to Detroit. And our organized labor doesn't have a strong history of supporting innovation -- preferring to codify existing work rules and methods. [[Are there any Union initiatives to encourage new-entrants to locate in SE Michigan?)
A corporate shill and a Bernie supporter? uhh somethings wrong here.Quote:
Originally Posted by 313WX
You are a sea of contradictions and misinformation though. so it's fitting.
Had another butter pecan ice coffee today. they're very good. highly recommend. :p
'While I am an optimist, Detroit's position in the auto industry seems at risk. New companies like Tesla have little connection to Detroit. And our organized labor doesn't have a strong history of supporting innovation -- preferring to codify existing work rules and methods. [[Are there any Union initiatives to encourage new-entrants to locate in SE Michigan?)'
Unfortunately, I may agree with the author...
Btw, I like these debates about flavoured coffee as I drink only americano made of smooth and well-balanced medium blend coffee with sweet, spicy, and berry notes. [[yep, I'm a coffee lover)
Washington needs to put a stop to this nonsense before it's too late. Amazon has been on this path for a while, but Covid19 and the Fed's free money train mean that Bezos basically has unlimited resources to consume or destroy any industry he decides to enter. Without a need [[Or apparent desire) to profit from these ventures, there's literally no way for anyone to compete. He's making a mockery out of the free market [[And our tax laws).
Fat chance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnnny5
This post alone is why I wished Yes had button clicks/gifs. Ya know like LOL or wall head banging. You must live at Amundsen?Quote:
Originally Posted by Worldsgreatest
EDIT-Oh crap, obviously I needed my morning Butter Pecan coffee before I posted this. ;)
is this part of his alleged further investment in Detroit? hmm..
Peugeot is spinning circles around the cars in this country,Tesla is a tinker toy in comparison and very primitive.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KU5M8_fZcwY
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Originally Posted by Richard
I like the part where she says "a car that could be driven today". Yeah, we can't even fix hundred year old bridges and potholes and we're going to have the infrastructure for self-driving cars? Not in my lifetime.