A LEGO is more quality than the Cybertruck, says Elon Musk
This page is translated from the original post "Un LEGO serait plus qualitatif que le Cybertruck, dixit Elon Musk" in French.
- 24/08/2023 8:22
The CEO of Tesla sent an email to his employees at the Texas GigaFactory urging them to be more meticulous in their work.
No “Hello” at the start, nor “Have a good day” at the end. Elon Musk’s communication is as minimalist as his cars.
An email sent on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, to the employees of the Texas plant leaked, revealing the CEO’s frustration with the quality of the bodywork of the upcoming Cybertruck, whose first deliveries are expected by the end of September.
Between the lines, we learn Elon Musk’s concern that history may be repeating itself: his rapidly growing company, expanding on a massive scale, sometimes faces quality issues. This was the case with the launch of the Model 3, then the Model Y. Recently, many Model S Plaid customers (around 140,000 euros) have complained about poor care in the fitting of body parts, with front and rear bumpers sometimes offset by several millimeters. At this price point, that’s not very professional…
In this email, it is stated that these bodywork issues will be “exacerbated by the shiny metal with mostly straight edges“ on the Cybertruck. Musk continues by recalling that the specifications require that “all parts of this vehicle, whether produced internally or by subcontractors, must be drawn and manufactured with an accuracy of over 10 microns. This means all dimensions must be precise to the third decimal place in millimeters, and the tolerance must be less than 10 microns. If LEGO and soda cans can achieve this, which are very low-cost, then so can we”.
Musk concludes his email with an enigmatic aphorism: “Precision predicts perfectionism”
Silence at Tesla…
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