Elon Musk: The correct way to evaluate technology is not to compare it with competitors, but with the limits of physics

Sanyan Technology reported on March 31 that Musk recently had a "dialogue" with John Carmack, the founder of id Software.

Carmack tweeted: I often use the term "lightspeed analysis" when talking about systems engineering for a task, but I should probably find another term. I use it to answer questions like "what is the minimum latency through video and composite frames in this architecture", but "speed of light" is probably more of a light cone, a Dyson sphere, and computer-style engineering fantasies.

Listen again to "singularity is near" and prepare for a closer singularity.

Musk responded: The right way to evaluate any technology is not to compare it with competitors (which is too easy), but to compare it with the limits of physics.

For example, this is how we evaluate the latency of Starlink, and in doing so, it shows that there is still a lot of room for improvement!

The same goes for the cost per ton (in dollars) sent to Mars.

Tao Lin, Tesla's vice president of external affairs, also reposted a Weibo promoting Tesla's product strength, accompanied by Musk's words. "The underlying logic of our R&D is to compare with the limits of physics, not with existing products. ”