Hi, as a shareholder in Tesla I can tell you to worry not the company is so cutting edge it makes Apple look like a water bottle company. We have the smartest people on the planet in the leadership including those who helped shape many modern world technologies. Executive roles have serving terms and after which they can choose to be re-elected or be voted out, etc. That's very normal in all companies (more so in public companies)
Tesla as company (not as public shareholder interest) focuses on long-term success, all this short-term profits and losses are organic behaviours when you re-invest all your revenue back into R&D the demand is pretty high (higher than most American cars) but it doesn't meet Tesla's projections (which aims even higher)
As far as vehicle technology goes. Currently car companies build a crap product, polish it, slap some MVP upgrade and fool-consumers (with marketing strategies) as innovation. The fact that cars are stuck with engines, have low safety rates, a 1970s wiring, and a cheap BT, is ridiculous if not outright a scam!
Middle Class people don't need to be cool and they buy Model X and Model S simply because those are the best vehicles ever built by the human race to date.
The Model 3 brings some of those real achievements in autonomous mobility, energy conservative motor tech, and space-grade energy solutions down to the affordability of the average Joe.
If the question is what do you get for your money when you buy a Tesla car. You are getting your hands on a technology meant for at least 300 years from now.
The business world hates Tesla because it forces them to jump on the innovation train, rather than milk the market for more money re-selling the old again and again. Governments are not super happy with Tesla as it undermines the value of crude oil, and prevents the chance of accidents significantly. The car makers world is very angry with Tesla because it's raises the bar for what a car can be in terms of maintenance free, fuel source independent, lasting an avg of 15 years VS 7. Capable of Autonomy, remote control, access, and configuration for Valet and so on. The Tesla car standard is so high no one has even built something like it since it launched release Model S in 2012
At worse Tesla will remain the maker of the elite Model S marvel. At best Tesla will he the Apple of car-makers.
Remember the day when you though there's no way you'd spend over 200 bucks on a phone? And now you have a
700-1000 smartphone? Tesla isn't a car. It's the next leap in vehicle autonomy and energy like the world has never seen before.
If you love technology like I do and you can come up with the money to leap into future tech, this is your one chance. If you want to get the good-enough re-paint of your current car scam...
May as well stick to your current car until it dies first. Because you'll be buying the same engine, mess with oil change, deal with traffic on rush hours, and so on.
You can buy any other car and you'll be happy for 1 day, you can buy a Tesla and be happy for 15 years.
You can stick to your current car and spend the money on fixing your house?? Hmm Solar Panels?