Lack of talent at Tesla? “Limited number of intelligent people”

Dafter just over three years on the market, the extravagant Tesla Cybertruck pick-up will cease to be produced in the middle of next year – to give way to increased production of Cybercab 100 percent autonomous.

The electric pick-up of futuristic lines has been far from being a sales phenomenon – on the contrary, it has had some difficulties in getting on the market and its characteristics have prevented widespread international expansion as other models of the manufacturer.

However, the company's executive director, Elon Musk, had made it clear that the decision does not necessarily relate to profitability reasons. The entrepreneur now admitted that the equation includes the contained amount of human resources.

On social network X, he wrote: “The Biggest Problem that most people don't understand is that there is a very limited number of intelligent and dedicated people! They can only do a limited number of things“.

And he wrote: “If we have to maintain a complex production line, supply chain and allocate engineering to Cybertruck, we cannot use these people or the factory’s space and machinery to climb the Cybercab, which is the vehicle that will profoundly transform the world of land transport.”.

This explanation by Elon Musk for the end of Cybertruck followed another that – “make room for the increase in Cybercab production”. There's no shortage of space in the Texas Gigafactory. He also mentioned the “cost of opportunity of complexity” of the pick-up.

Three models removed in a short time

In addition to Cybertruck, Tesla has also cancelled the Model S and Model X in recent months, so it has only Model 3 and Model Y – in addition to Roadster, which is due to arrive in 2028, and the Cybercab, which is a model dedicated to robots.

Moreover, Elon Musk himself has already said that the idea is that the future should essentially pass through autonomous driving – with the new Roadster being an exception in the range.

The “avalanche” of Tesla exits

In 2023, Tesla presented on Investor Day 14 executives on stage, half of whom left the company in recent years. But the exodus is even greater and the talent begins to scarce in Tesla's bosom.

About a year ago, saw the former program directors of Cybertruck and Model Y announce their departures with a day off, recalls Electrek. And already this year, he watched four exits on the Cybercab program – including Jody Kerns, who in October left for rival Rivian.

In the context of autonomous driving, there was another weight output last March: Thomas Dmytryk, who led the creation of the robotic infrastructure as well as the over-the-air system.