Some of us actually have insider knowledge of stuff. I've shown Gecko stuff that will never see the light of day. People here have shared the same with me.
Toyoda is actively de-centering it.
It's never been a focus or something they're serious about other than low hanging luxury margin fruit, and a test bed for offerings they didn't want to risk having under the Toyota brand.
Kirk is literally just a public figure promoting vehicles and creating entertaining videos. Nobody is giving dudes like that actual insider anything. That's not an insult, it's just reality, the real intent is hidden and held back for a core group of people who operate below the line. Everyone else needs air to breath, and are above it.
He's an extension of their public relations and marketing team. Their entire value proposition is being yes-men for corporates in exchange for access. Just the way it works. Larry Chen, others are no different.
And yes, Akio is stupid. He was born into a position he isn't qualified for and he's propped up by harder working people than himself. If that company had actual visionary leadership do you know what they could actually deliver given their economies of scale?
Akio Toyoda is stupid and people who deify guys like him aren't on the ball either 🤷.
