[brianclements]

Of the handful of people I know that have bought Tesla's, they are very much not of the hacking mindset. I'm not saying this is forever true, but I think the type of person that can actually afford one usually has the "premium" and "executive" mindsets (if I can makeup some terms). That is, they'd rather pay extra for 98% of everything they want and not have the worry of needing to get their hands dirty (the premium mindset). And if there is a problem? They replace/trade-in/buy more premium services to get what they want. They have "their people" take care of it. These aren't intended to be negative descriptions, but more of an informal observation of how people in executive positions with resources available tend to prioritize their time and effort. But of course you'll eventually get more hackers drawn to the car in time.

[tgsovlerkhgsel]

Silicon Valley is full of them. While I haven't met one of the owner, I'd be surprised if there weren't some who still had the hacker mindset.

[ams6110]

There are certainly software hackers who are not interested in hacking mechanical devices, working on cars, or even understanding them. I'm not one, but most of the other software devs I know are. Their cluelessness about how cars work is almost funny.