You missed the boat. How long has Tesla been in the auto business? And how long have Volkswagen, Toyota, Ford and Daimler been in the auto business? The fact that the baby outwitted the century old firms is the point.
That the old boys network is climbing their way out of their self-dug hole is to be expected. They’re only trying to get back where they should have been long ago — before Elon Musk ate their lunch.