Technology

Even if his robots were ready for primetime (they're not), I don't see how he's going to be able to price them affordably, given the RAM shortages.

This. They'll shut down for retooling, open up to churn out a small number of robots that do nothing, and claim success while firing most of the staff.

It's total bullshit. They don't need to do anything to the factory. They haven't made X and Y in Fremont for 2 years. There isn't anything to retool or any space to reuse.

The factory already frequently takes manufacturing breaks for days at a time. If he had a robot to build, they have capacity, but let's not fool ourselves. There is nothing to manufacture or deliver.

You're dead on, this is just him hoping he can fool people into thinking they still even need his factories at full capacity. Pretty sure they don't.

The S and X haven't really sold well since the model 3/y were ramped up. Those ate most of their sales. Even before the nazi shit they were low, and he's hinted a couple times before that as well that their days were numbered.

They did want a car to put fancy tech in like the plaid version, but that'll just be the roadster now instead.

They are leaving a big gap in the lineup though without a bigger SUV, so it'll be interesting to see if they bring the extended Y from China to other markets now.

Edit: actually it was just after the salute before it's impact would have been apparent in Feb. They mentioned there was some nostalgia around them even though they weren't selling a lot, but at the same time said they weren't going to cancel them... so that didn't age well.

There's going to be plenty of idiots that will see the never proven mostly unusable robot as a good thing for the company. Another trillion dollar bonus package approved!

Sadly, lots of fucking morons are still buying their shit.

Fewer, but lots.

Now it's just "EY."

Someone should troll him that its a trans thing

why does he have it in the first place? he is just a rich psychopath

He's only got security clearance because he's a Nazi. A normal person would have been denied it.

They are just the prototypes to the eventual Slaughterbots that will be deployed into the streets to kill us, and bring us under control.

He is shifting production to a robot he can't even show a working prototype for. The US taxpayer will be buying some expensive Roombas in 2026....

I just don't understand who the market is supposed to be for humanoid robots. Manufacturing? They've already built bespoke task-centric robots. Consumers and businesses? They can already hire a real person without spending money upfront to "purchase" said person. I just don't see the use case. It feels like another metaverse or smart glasses. Just another desperate grab at investor money and trying to claim the next "big thing".

Step 1: Start with lots of money

Step 2: Find a bunch of other rich idiots willing to invest their money.

I gave him lots of money when he showed off Teslas all-electric sports car, pitched the model S sedan, and laid out the plan for solar roof tiles, and home battery storage.

It was a beautiful moment when I saw a billionaire putting their money against fossil fuels.

When he was struggling to get model 3 production rolling, I gave him lots more money.

Then he started shitting on trans folks and I started divesting, but still wanted Tesla to succeed.

Then he essentially bought twitter with that money I gave him to develop Tesla and reports of working conditions started coming out so I divested more... But I held hope Tesla board would kick him out and I could put that money back.

Then he got into politics and Tesla board voted to give Elon tens of billions and I left all the way.

Fucking shame.

There was a moment when Tesla was investing tens of billions into actual electrification research and developing compelling projects and making lots of money because of it.

Not universally unfortunately. Republicans/racists still think he's pretty great.

The robots are going to finish that tunnel in California. They will carry your car through the tunnel, as always promised. They just need a little funding.

"Twice as fascist!"