As an auto enthusiast for a couple decades plus, I can really appreciate the approach and attitude Bill Ford seems to be reaching to achieve. The inventor and innovator side of me enjoys the often blase notion of &quot;disruption&quot; that comes with SV culture, but I&#x27;ve still got distinct reservations about the general &quot;practical ethics compass&quot; of the approach, to coin a phrase for lack of a better one that I know. Where SV and Auto culture meet in the middle definitely interests me.<p>I guess what I find more appealing about Auto industry culture is the general notion of accountability (give or take) with respect to products. Auto companies are not nimble, should not play &#x27;fast and loose&#x27; with regulations like safety, and they have public shareholders as well. This is a different model - one that I honestly believe serves the Auto industry well - because there are perfectly reasonable avenues to take SV-like approaches - it&#x27;s called R&amp;D, and taking stuff out racing. WRC. BTCC. Le Mans. All sorts of different avenues!<p>This isn&#x27;t to give Auto companies like Ford a free pass when they make mistakes (Firestone and Ford comes to mind) but rather acknowledge that there&#x27;s still merit in their approach to creating, manufacturing, and supporting products.