At least, wouldn’t they be able to pick and choose certain items to copy and innovate on in order to save some portion of RnD costs?
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Tesla has some open-source software that is legitimately open-source, but that’s marginally of value. Nothing stops anyone from using it, but everyone has some custom Linux stack that they think fits their specific needs better.
Tesla also makes all their other stuff free to use (including their patents), but with the provision that you never sue them for patent infringement. No company (almost none) wants that deal.
That said, Tesla welcomes negotiation for other license terms, and companies apparently have negotiated to use this and that under different terms.
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