The biography of Elon Musk, written by the famous Walter Isaacson, leaves us with valuable information about the activities of the tycoon in the companies he leads. Book excerpt received Axiosreveals How a Tesla Model 2 is assembled for $25,000. This is the proposal with which Elon Musk aims to expand electric mobility like never before.
Interestingly, contrary to what we understood, the Tesla Model 2 was not always Elon Musk’s top priority. The biography says that a few years ago the manager began to pay more attention to another matter: business. robotaxis.
Elon Musk believes that Tesla car owners can make money by renting them out to other people. However, the plan also assumes that Tesla will have its own huge robotaxi fleet, which will allow them to maximize revenue.
This attractive market, according to the biography, forced Elon Musk to divert his attention from the Tesla Model 2. However, a group of automaker executives convinced him to continue the project without abandoning the robotaxi strategy.
Knowing Elon Musk’s position, it will not be easy to change his opinion. But these people had the key to achieving this goal: presenting him with a design that would amaze him.
Tesla Model 2 and its possible inspiration for the Cybertruck
It is worth noting that Elon Musk gave them a very clear order: the Tesla Model 2 should not have a steering wheel, pedals or mirrors. The commitment to fully autonomous driving (FSD) must be complete.
The mandate caused some confusion among managers and engineers. Because? Because the FSD is not ready yet. The staff essentially warned Elon Musk that this could make it difficult for the car to move on the streets due to mobility regulations. However, the general director did not care:
“No mirrors, no pedals, no steering wheel. I am the one who takes responsibility for this decision. I’ll be very clear. This car should be designed as a robotaxi. We’re going to take that risk. guilty if it goes bad. But we’re not going to design some kind of amphibious frog as if it were an intermediate car. We focus on autonomy.”
Elon Musk.
Despite his initial position, he finally they made him see reason. Elon Musk admitted that the design of the Tesla Model 2, or robotaxi, includes a steering wheel, pedals and mirrors.
That’s how Tesla engineers and designers got to work on the first offering. Last September, they met with Elon Musk to show him the design of the Tesla Model 2. The director was amazed. Especially because It is inspired by the Tesla Cybertruck.which will begin shipping this year.
“When people see one of these on the corner, they’ll think they’re seeing something from the future.”Musk said.
It’s important to note that last May the company showed the first image of the Tesla Model 2. Of course, very little is visible. For now, it doesn’t have the straight lines and angled corners of the Cybertruck. Of course, more than 6 months have passed since the above meeting, so various changes were probably made to the original design.
In an interview with the author of the biography, Elon Musk commented that Tesla needs this car to become a company worth over one trillion dollars.. If plans continue without obstacles, the Tesla Model 2 could be unveiled next year.
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