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Comment by KennyBlanken | Hacker News Reader

I've heard a lot of people say they're still waiting.

Musk seems to have figured out that he can collect deposits for way more people than he could possibly deliver to, leveraging it as free operating cash. The cybertruck is a great example - millions of people gave him money for something that hasn't left prototype stage and will never be produced because it couldn't possibly meet federal vehicle standards in the US or Europe.

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Deposits are refundable at any time. If people are ok with leaving their money in Tesla's hand for years, then they are clearly indicating that they believe Tesla will deliver. If any evidence comes to light that shows otherwise, they can take their money back in a blink.

I dunno. I've got it, it works fine. I really doubt the constraining factors are with network load or regulation, though; if you can source the components for a couple hundred thousand routers and radar dishes, I'm sure the rest of the industry is dying to hear where you're looking.

Cyber Truck is a style I don't think that will be an issue with meeting Federal Standards and EU Standards

The wait list is maybe a million people? Enough deposits to pay for 1% of the satellite constellation is worth something but I doubt it's a notable factor in how they operate.

I’m just thinking the bonnet is going to be plastic and that’ll clear about half or so of the concern, isn’t that the case?

Same with SolarCity, too.

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