The Age of Elon: Can Tesla Really Take Over the World? – Futurism

In Brief Tesla's market cap was recently announced to be $51 billion, higher than both GM and Ford's and a steep increase from their value in 2016. Hopefully, this financial bubble doesn't burst, or SpaceX, Neuralink, and the Gigafactory could all suffer. Risky Business

Tesla seems set on taking over the world, and after their most recent market surge, they might be on track to do it that is, if the supposedly inflated financial bubble theyre in doesnt, well, burst.

This month, Teslas market cap hit a value of $51 billion, which was higher than General Motors at the time and $15 billion higher than Teslas own value in 2016. While Elon Musk disagrees, in the eyes of many experts, the company isovervalued, perhaps dangerously so.

Tesla will undoubtedly, as any company does, face roadblocks in new design and innovation. While they will most likely continue to produce incredibly popular, inventive, and successful vehicle models, some say the overvalued bubble in which they currently reside is heading for bursting.

For Tesla to keep up with its upward-trending market value, they will need to continue innovating at the tremendous rate that they have been.

From designing the first autonomous semi truckto driving down the price of their electric vehicles (EVs), Tesla has been keeping pace with, and moving ahead of, customer requests and demands. However, with other EV optionscosting a fraction of a Tesla vehicle, the company will have to get even further ahead of the game in terms of innovation if they want to maintain their value.

Elon Musk and his team arent the only ones hoping for Teslas continued success. If Tesla were to go under or begin to fail financially, more than just a luxury car company would suffer SpaceX, Neuralink, the Gigafactory, and more would be at risk of feeling the hit. The future of space travel and exploration, the advancement of alternative energy sources and usage, and the fight against climate change hang in the balance, so lets all hope that this bubble doesnt burst.

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The Age of Elon: Can Tesla Really Take Over the World? - Futurism