Recode Code Conference 2016
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Kara Swisher's Code Conference interview with Musk is one of the most substantive in her career. He discussed Tesla's master plan Part 2 (days before it was published), the SolarCity acquisition rationale, and the path to full autonomy. He described the eventual merger of Tesla and SolarCity as creating an integrated sustainable energy company. He addressed shareholder skepticism directly and gave a notably candid account of the engineering challenges Tesla faced scaling from roadster to mass market.
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Memorable moments
Previews Tesla Master Plan Part 2 before publication: 'We need to be an energy company, not just a car company. Solar plus battery plus car is the full solution.'
Defends SolarCity acquisition against conflict-of-interest criticism: 'This isn't a favor. Tesla needs distributed energy generation to make the product complete.'
States full autonomy is 'two years away' in 2016 — one of several predictions that would be revised multiple times over the following decade.
