LA Times: The Tesla Model S just became the world`s first open-source car.
Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla Motors Inc., said Thursday that he was opening up the electric car company`s patents to all comers.
"Technology leadership is not defined by patents, which history has repeatedly shown to be small protection indeed against a determined competitor," Musk said, "but rather by the ability of a company to attract and motivate the world`s most talented engineers."
The dramatic move - automakers...