Previously, foreign media exposed a set of spy photos of what appeared to be Tesla’s new entry-level model. The aerial photos were taken at Tesla’s Berlin Gigafactory. The rear shape of the camouflaged car parked next to Model Y is different from Model Y and Model 3. The overall size of the car is smaller and it looks like a fastback-style coupe SUV.

We can take a look at the imaginary diagram of Tesla’s entry-level model Model 2 drawn by foreign media. The one above adopts a hatchback shape, equipped with sharp headlights and a through-type lower surround air intake. The car below basically continues the coupe SUV shape of the Model Y, adopting a large fastback design. It is reported that compared with Model 3, Model 2 will be about 15% shorter in length, about 30% lighter in weight, and about 25% smaller in battery capacity. Model 2 will use new safer and cheaper batteries.

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It is reported that the senior consultant named Rikard Fredriksson took a midnight cherry red Model Y to experience the driving performance of the FSD 12 system on German roads. Fredriksson previously held a product safety position in the Apple car project and was responsible for the safety assessment of autonomous driving technology. He is a senior expert in evaluating FSD systems.

Fredriksson was impressed by the test ride and described the FSD 12’s driving assistance as “impressive, smooth and natural”.

Fredriksson said that during the 45-minute drive in Munich, Germany, the driver only needed to intervene once. “It took us 45 minutes to get from the center of Munich to the airport. When two lanes merged, the car next to us refused to let us merge, and the driver had to Intervene once.”

It is noticed that Tesla is actively promoting the global launch plan of FSD and plans to release the Robotaxi robot taxi service on August 8. In order to implement fully autonomous driving Robotaxi services, Tesla needs to accumulate enough FSD driving data and continuously optimize the system through this data. By the end of the year, Tesla will have 85,000 Nvidia H100 AI chips used to process autonomous driving data.

Industry insiders believe that if Tesla can prove that FSD is safer than a human driver, it will be able to obtain regulatory approval faster and thus successfully launch a fully autonomous robotaxi service.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a surprise visit to China yesterday. Yesterday evening, Tesla issued a document stating that it would continue to work hard in China, develop together with the industry in areas such as artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, and energy storage, and accelerate the implementation of clean energy and autonomous driving technologies. , turning beautiful visions into reality. This is Elon Musk’s second visit to China after a year. According to foreign media reports, Elon Musk’s sudden visit to China is aimed at promoting the implementation of Tesla’s intelligent driving system FSD in China.

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At the invitation of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Elon Musk arrived in Beijing. Ren Hongbin, Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, met with Elon Musk to discuss the next step of cooperation and other topics.

According to sources, Elon Musk’s trip may be to promote the implementation of FSD fully autonomous driving in China. At present, Tesla’s FSD fully autonomous driving function, which has been implemented in the United States, has not yet been implemented in China. Tesla can only achieve high-speed urban automatic driving assistance in China, but has not been able to implement urban automatic driving assistance functions. Many domestic car companies have already launched urban assisted autonomous driving functions, which may make Tesla fall behind domestic competitors.

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However, it is noticed that during Tesla’s first quarter earnings conference call on Tuesday, Elon Musk casually called the upcoming self-driving car “Cybercab” (cyber taxi). “As we previously announced, we will be demonstrating our purpose-built self-driving taxi, or ‘Cybercab,’ in August,” Elon Musk said during the call.

It’s unclear whether this is just a joke by Elon Musk, but the name fits well with Tesla’s existing naming style. Tesla’s current products include the Cybertruck, and it also sells some other peripheral products. For example, CyberBeer and CyberHammer both have the same rough and tough design style as the Cybertruck pickup truck.

Judging from what we know so far about the appearance design of Tesla’s self-driving taxi, this name seems reasonable. Elon Musk biographer Walter Isaacson revealed last year that Tesla’s self-driving taxis will be similar to Cybertruck pickup trucks. According to Isaacson, Elon Musk said when he saw a prototype of a self-driving taxi: “When one of these cars turns the corner, people feel like they’re seeing the future.”

During the earnings call, Elon Musk also revealed some new details about Tesla’s ride-hailing service. He said Tesla plans to operate a fleet of self-driving taxis, and Tesla owners can also add their Tesla cars to ride-hailing services. Of course, whether this bold vision can be realized depends on whether Tesla can actually create a self-driving car, which Tesla has not yet achieved.

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Elon Musk has initiated the largest layoffs in the company’s history and pinned Tesla’s future on a next-generation self-driving car concept called “Robotaxi” (literally translated as “robot taxi”). According to reports, the idea of self-driving taxis has been brewing within Tesla for at least eight years, but Tesla has not yet established much of the infrastructure required or obtained the approval to test these vehicles on public roads. regulatory permission.

▲ What appeared in Walter Isaacson’s “Elon Musk” is said to be an “early design drawing” of Robotaxi

For the “survivors” of this layoff, Elon Musk has “completely changed” the way forward. The report quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that both in terms of the timetable for manufacturing prototypes and the arrangement of production capacity, Robotaxi is now taking priority over Elon Musk’s previous forecast of US$25,000 (Note: currently about 181,000 RMB) Cheap cars.

Meanwhile, several other company executives support continued development of the $25,000 model. Tesla has been pursuing a low-cost vehicle architecture for several years that could support several different models, including one without a steering wheel or pedals, according to people familiar with its plans.

It is reported that Tesla plans to extend the development of next-generation vehicles to Model Y and Model 3 in an effort to reduce the cost of the project in terms of components and production methods.

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It is worth mentioning that today Tesla’s entire range of models have reduced prices in China, with Model 3/Y currently on sale starting at 231,900 RMB/249,900 RMB.

This week has been a tough one for Tesla shareholders. Its stock price has been falling every day, with a total weekly decline of about 14.03% and a drop of more than 40% this year. The latest total market value is US$468.323 billion, which has evaporated by more than US$300 billion compared with the end of last year (Note: currently about 2.17 trillion RMB).

In addition, Elon Musk said in an internal email to employees on April 15 that the company would lay off more than 10% of its global workforce to cut costs and increase productivity. Based on Tesla’s global employee count, the layoffs affect more than 14,000 employees.

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According to Reuters, Tesla could have calmed investor sentiment with an “upcoming announcement in India” after months of falling stock prices and massive layoffs around the world. During Tesla’s upcoming earnings call next Tuesday, Elon Musk is also likely to face tough questions from analysts about declining sales, intensifying competition from Chinese electric car manufacturers, and the fate of Tesla’s key future products.

Elon Musk is also expected to meet with executives from several space startups in New Delhi, the report said.

Summary of some incident background:

April 10: Multiple foreign media reported that Elon Musk plans to visit India during the week of April 22 to 28 to meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Tesla’s investment plan to build a factory in India will be announced during this period. The news was subsequently confirmed by Elon Musk himself.

April 15: Elon Musk announced via an all-staff email that Tesla would lay off 10% of its employees worldwide.

April 17: According to people familiar with the matter, Elon Musk will announce Tesla’s investment plan in India when he visits India next week, and is expected to invest US$2 billion to US$3 billion (Note: currently about 14.48 to 21.72 billion RMB), mainly used to build new factories.

April 18: Indian Finance Minister Sitharaman said in an interview with CNBC’s Network18 media today that Tesla’s intention to invest or build a factory in India will send a strong message to international investors, “India has favorable manufacturing industrial policies, a skilled young and middle-aged labor force and a huge market.” At the same time, it will also enhance India’s attractiveness as a “global manufacturing center”.

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It was previously reported that Elon Musk recently said that the company will lay off more than 10% of its global employees. Based on Tesla’s global employee count, this layoff will affect more than 14,000 employees.

Regarding Tesla China, a person familiar with the matter said that the proportion of layoffs in Tesla China far exceeds the 10% announced by Elon Musk, and the sales department has been hit hard. The proportion of layoffs varies among departments. Some departments will optimize 30% to 40%, and some departments will even reach 50%. In addition, car blogger @Sunshaojun 09 revealed that Tesla has communicated the layoff list with stores, and basically every store has people laid off. The compensation standard is N+3, and the resignation procedures will be completed on the same day.

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Tesla notified employees via email on Sunday night that the company would be laying off more than 10% of its workforce. However, some employees didn’t know they’d lost their jobs until they arrived at the company on Monday, according to five current or former employees.

The layoffs affect employees at all levels, including engineers and production line workers. Workers queued for about two hours to enter the factory in Sparks, Nevada, on Monday morning because of access card checks, a worker said.

Two current Tesla employees who spoke on condition of anonymity said security personnel would scan badges as worker shuttles arrived at the factory, single out those who were fired and put them in another vehicle to leave. Normally, security personnel only check the badge and do not scan it directly.

Three other former Tesla employees said workers at the Fremont plant were told by security that if their badges were unusable, it meant they were fired.

Fired Tesla employees received notifications in their personal emails on Sunday night and had their access to Tesla systems revoked, according to four employees. An email memo shows Elon Musk’s company-wide email announcing the layoffs was sent just before midnight on Sunday.

A separate email to the fired employees read: “We have completed a comprehensive review of the organization and have made the difficult decision to reduce our workforce globally. Unfortunately, as a result of this restructuring, your position has been eliminated. ” The email, sent directly to laid-off employees, said the layoffs would be effective immediately and employees would receive information about severance packages within 48 hours.

It is noticed that on the same day that Tesla announced layoffs, at least two executives resigned. Drew Baglino, senior vice president of powertrain and electrical engineering, and Rohan Patel, vice president of public policy and business development, reportedly left Tesla on Sunday.

Before the layoffs, Tesla had more than 140,000 employees worldwide, including more than 3,000 at its Nevada factory.

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Blogger “Zhu Yulong-YL” released the content of this all-member letter, with the following gist:

We have grown rapidly over the years and have multiple factories around the world. As the company has grown rapidly, roles and job functions have overlapped in certain areas. As we prepare for the next phase of our company’s growth, it is extremely important to look at all aspects of our company to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

As part of this effort, we conducted a thorough review of the organization and made the difficult decision to reduce our workforce by more than 10% globally. There is nothing I hate more than this, but I have to do it. This will enable us to strive for excellence and innovation, and prepare for the next phase of our growth cycle.

I want to thank everyone who is leaving Tesla for all their hard work over the years. I am deeply grateful for your many contributions to our mission and wish you all the best in your future endeavors. It is difficult to say goodbye at this time.

To those of you who are staying, I want to thank you in advance because there is still a lot of work ahead. We are developing the most revolutionary technologies in automotive, energy and artificial intelligence. As we prepare for the next phase of our company’s growth, your determination will play a huge role in achieving our goals.

Thanks,

Elon

According to Phoenix Technology, Tesla will cut about 10% of its jobs in 2022. Elon Musk issued an email to company executives suspending all global hiring, saying that based on the pessimistic economic outlook, Tesla needs to cut about 10% of its jobs and increase the number of hourly workers. Elon Musk further revealed in a subsequent email that the layoffs would not apply to any employees actually producing cars, battery packs or installing solar products.

In February, Tesla executives were reportedly asked to identify the “most important roles” on their teams, and the company postponed performance reviews for some employees. According to three sources, the work was later “rescheduled.” Tesla’s hiring pace has slowed in recent years: Tesla added 29,000 new employees in 2022, which has dropped to 12,000 in 2023.

According to a report, multiple foreign media quoted Tesla employees as saying that the company will conduct a round of large-scale layoffs on Sunday, local time, involving up to 20% of employees. Seven Tesla engineers from Austin, Fremont and other places even said that news has spread from Tesla’s office that “layoffs are about to begin.”

Tesla released production and sales data for the first quarter of 2024 earlier this month: a total of 386,810 vehicles were delivered, a plunge of 8.5% year-on-year. Analysts on average expected Tesla to deliver about 457,000 vehicles, with the forecast range ranging from 414,000 to 511,000 vehicles. As a result, actual sales fell short of the minimum standard. This data brought Tesla back to the level of the second half of 2022. level.

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