Summary

  • Tesla CEO Elon Musk urged employees to “hang on to your stock” at an employee meeting in Texas, despite shares falling by 50% since December.
  • He also spoke about upcoming products including its Cybercab robotaxi and Optimus humanoid robot, reiterating that the company was months away from releasing its “Full Self Driving” software.
  • Musk said Tesla would be able to make about 5,000 Optimus robots this year, and “at least one legion of robots” next year, with a new manufacturing process in the works for the Cybercab allowing it to be built in less than five seconds.
  • The unusual all-hands meeting came as Tesla’s public reputation has plummeted, with Musk also deflecting questions about his many other roles including heading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
  • Tesla’s share price fell 7% in morning trading yesterday.

By Umar Shakir

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