SANDY MUNRO & @Gfilche: Tesla, EVs & the Future of Auto. @theXtakeover Sandy Munro, the engineer famous for tearing down cars bolt by bolt, joins us at the 𝕏 Takeover to talk about what really makes Tesla's engineering different. Sandy has taken apart nearly every major EV on the market, so few people know what's under the skin better than he does. thanks @Gfilche for helping run this epic session.

Sandy Munro on Elon Musk: I've never seen a CEO who knows more about the product. “We spent two hours watching a design review. I was blown away. I've seen dozens of CEOs. I've never seen a CEO ever, or a president that knew more about the product, that knew the details of a product, that could bring an idea and discuss it not just in a grandiose hand-waving way, but say, let's use this formula and rattle off a formula or rattle off a material or rattle off a process that is kind of obscure unless you're like a detail engineer. I was blown away by that. And that kind of stuff you don't see executives know much about.” From: Visiting SpaceX & Meeting Elon Musk [Munro Clip], February 19, 2021

VP Lars Morevy in Munro interview Near-term, Optimus is expected to plug in and charge the robotaxi fleet Beyond charging, it might service the car, might add in the delivery space Unboxed modular factory and the cybercab parts designed for robotic manufacturing and to be built and serviced by robots or optimus Optimus will work with Cybercab, Robovan, Semi etc.. Optimus's battery is a single ~2.5 kWh module, and unlike in a car (where the pack is a quarter to a third of the cost), it's not a major cost of the robot.

🇺🇸 Tesla designed the Cybercab so its inverter can be SERVICED from above Munro Live showed how removing the thermal module and washer fluid tank gives direct access, with no need to lift the car or work underneath. The goal is to minimize robotaxi downtime, keeping fleets on the road and earning money. @Tesla / Writer: Lucas