Elon Musk’s Tesla isn’t growing as prolifically as some might believe.
Although a pioneering force in the electric and autonomous car industry, the company this weekend announced that it missed its delivery target for the second quarter of 2016.
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The company’s own estimate of 17 000 vehicles delivered was missed by just under 3000, with Tesla pushing only 14 370 cars out the door. This still represents a 25% bump in global sales QoQ.
The company also notes that it has produced 20% more cars over the previous quarter — so at least there’s an improvement there. However, it’s also worth mentioning that the Model S and Model X deliveries were lower than the company’s Q1 figures (the former dropping 15%). Whoops.
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Nevertheless, Tesla’s states that it’s still looking to produce 50 000 cars in the second half of the year.
Tesla’s also currently embroiled in its first autonomous car-related death. A driver, piloting one of the company’s Autopilot-enabled Model S cars, succumbed to injuries after the car collided with a truck in Florida back in May 2016.
“This is the first known fatality in just over 130 million miles where Autopilot was activated,” Tesla said in a statement.
