“Cybertruck at Tesla Engineering HQ https://t.co/2xo9Hjgfk9”
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“Most people don’t know that Tesla has had an advanced AI chip and board engineering team for many years. That team has already designed and deployed several million AI chips in our cars and data centers. These chips are what enable Tesla to be the leader in real-world AI. The”
“Tesla engineering redesigned lithium refining from physics first principles [@tesla_na] Our Lithium Refinery is designed to have a much lower carbon footprint than traditional hard rock refineries – Acid-free refining helps produce a safe coproduct – Water is recycled throughout production, with every drop treated & cleaned on site – Designed to close the loop for”
“I worked most of the weekend too. Still do. Only left the Tesla engineering lab in Palo Alto a few hours ago. [@Dogetothemoon] Back in the day, @ElonMusk spent three days at SpaceX and two days at Tesla, and weekends at home with his five sons and his wife. I don't think he had time to hang out with Epstein on the island.”
“Tesla Cybertruck is the only pickup to be awarded top safety+ [@niccruzpatane] The Tesla Cybertruck is the ONLY pickup truck (Gas or Electric) to be awarded IIHS Top Safety Pick+ in 2026 For 2026, IIHS safety rules have become even tougher. Cybertruck is the only truck in its category to be awarded the highest honor. 🦾 Congrats @Tesla Engineering Teams!”
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“This is just the V2 Optimus hand. The V3 hand is another level beyond this. Exquisite engineering. [@mayemusk] Elon told me a few times that the hand is the most difficult part of the robot. 🖐️👏👏”
“Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology [@teslaownersSV] "Engineering is the closest thing to magic that exists in the world." Elon Musk”
“All design & engineering of the original @Tesla Roadster is now fully open source. Whatever we have, you now have. https://t.co/5d10soAYr8 https://service.tesla.com/roadster”
“Poverty is an engineering problem [@tetsuoai] I see poverty as more of an engineering problem than an unsolvable social issue. With Grok and Optimus, we could solve the labor shortage, drive costs to near zero, and create a future where poverty is statistically irrelevant. The scale of whats coming over the next decade is”
“Just saw this in a conference room at Tesla Global Engineering HQ in Palo Alto https://t.co/yaSvLADIlv”
“It’s awesome 😎 [@Tesla] Design & Engineering deep dive of the new Model Y Performance”
“The Tesla chip design reviews are so fun! [@AntAnanth] Thrilled to be rejoining @Tesla_AI as silicon engineering lead next week! Back to building the chips that push the boundaries of AI and autonomy. Real engineering happens at Tesla. Excited for what’s ahead #AI6 #DOJO3. @rawat_ritvik @elonmusk @aelluswamy 🚀””
“Tesla AI/Autopilot engineering is awesome! Making excellent progress solving real-world AI.”
“Best rocket engine ever: Full-flow, staged combustion 330 bar main chamber pressure Highest T/W Inexpensive to build [@teslaownersSV] SpaceX’s Raptor 3 engine is sublime engineering • No basic heat shield needed → saves mass and dramatically boosts reliability • Small fuel leaks aren’t dangerous — they simply burn off safely in the open plasma • Major improvements in payload capacity, efficiency, and… https://x.com/i/web/status/2014586403200610626”
“The futuristic Tesla Diner is going well. Probably makes sense to open one near our Giga Texas HQ in Austin and engineering HQ in Palo Alto. 😋 [@tesla_na] Breakfast at our Tesla Diner now available until 2pm Lots of new items on the menu – come try ‘em”
“Government should go from Raptor 1 to Raptor 3 [@teslaownersSV] Engineering is magic. Government spending will be going through this efficiency )”
“This bot got hands [@TheCaptainEli] Elon Musk on why Optimus is so brutally hard to build (hardware side): “The hands are the majority of the engineering difficulty of the entire robot.” Human hands evolved insane sophistication — ~27–28 degrees of freedom, complex tendon web (mostly forearm muscles), crazy… https://x.com/i/web/status/2022454161552417263”
“@alex_avoigt I still do a lot of work at Tesla! Was at our Palo Alto engineering office until late Thursday night when I had to redeye to NY.”
“Model Y Performance [@Tesla] Design & Engineering deep dive of the new Model Y Performance”
“Great @Tesla_Optimus engineering & manufacturing review today! Imagine having your personal C-3PO & R2-D2 … Optimus will be even better.”
“@lexfridman Tesla engineering is awesome!”
“Join the @Tesla_Optimus team either in AI or electromechanical engineering! [@julianibarz] Human labor is one of the last bottlenecks to solve to get to unlimited economic growth. We're hiring actively across almost all Optimus teams. Optimus is one of the hardest projects to work on right now that will likely have the biggest impact on human society for the next… https://x.com/i/web/status/2014418323874971741”
“@greggertruck Daddy is very much home. Am burning the midnight oil with Optimus engineering on Friday night, then redeye overnight to Austin arriving 5am, wake up to have lunch with my kids and then spend all Saturday afternoon in deep technical reviews for the Tesla AI5 chip design. Fly”
“@tslaming @Tesla @gigafactories @TeslaZoa Making the dry electrode process work at scale, which is a major breakthrough in lithium battery production technology, was incredibly difficult. Congratulations to the @Tesla engineering, production and supply chain teams and our strategic partner suppliers for this excellent… https://t.co/tkMbtbkgO5 https://x.com/i/web/status/2018064502487482661”
“Hard to believe that is high efficiency solar power seamlessly integrated into beautiful roof tiles. Great work by SolarGlass engineering, Giga NY factory & Tesla installation teams!”
“@Teslarati @KlenderJoey This was *extremely* difficult. Huge props to Tesla engineering, supply chain, production & key suppliers.”
“@VanSeedBank I promise that we will make a pickup truck right after Model Y. Have had the core design/engineering elements in my mind for almost 5 years. Am dying to build it.”
“@JacobB1290H Will discuss this and other improvements with Tesla audio engineering. The new Model S and X sound system is incredible.”
“RT @Tesla: Design & engineering walkthrough of New Model Y https://t.co/2jvMQOXGkM”
“RT @Tesla: Design & engineering walkthrough of New Model Y https://t.co/2jvMQOXGkM”
“@EPavlic @breckyunits @bchesky Just leaving Tesla engineering offices in Palo Alto. Mostly good, some bad. The future is going to be wild. There will be so many robots …”
“@Teslarati @KlenderJoey I’d like to express appreciation to Tesla Autopilot engineering & QA for working round the clock all weekend to resolve the problem”
“@Teslarati Rawlinson didn’t design Model S. Prototype was done before he joined & he left us in the lurch just as things got tough, which was not cool. He did make some contributions to body/chassis engineering, but not to powertrain, battery, electronics or software.”
“@amir Can’t believe you’re even writing about this. My job as CEO is to focus on what’s most critical, which is currently Model 3 production. Doug, who I regard as one of the world’s most talented engineering execs, is focused on vehicle engineering.”
“@pbeisel AI5/AI6 engineering is my biggest time allocation at Tesla. AI5 will be good, AI6 will be great.”
“@WholeMarsBlog FSD is best in Bay Area, given engineering mostly lives there, but rest of country will soon be at that level”
“@teslaownerssv It will get absurdly good. Tesla AI/Autopilot engineering is awesome! There’s some great AI out there, but can it self-drive while playing Cyberpunk … ?”
“@Teslarati @ResidentSponge It is an electronics/mechanical/software engineering problem for the Neuralink device that is similar in complexity level to smart watches (which are not easy!), plus the surgical robot, which is comparable to state-of-the art CNC machines. No need for AI/ NN/ML quite yet.”
“@EvaFoxU @Tesla Berlin Model Y is the one to watch. That is a revolution in automotive body engineering (finally).”
“@Scobleizer @Tesla @teslaownersSV 🖤 Tesla Software Engineering 🖤”
“@teslaownersSV @iamyesyouareno @MarioNawfal The specific area I’m talking about is engineering, which is needed to build the best technology. Encouraging kids to learn how things work is the key. Take apart car engines, toasters, microwave ovens, speakers, etc. Make model airplanes, rockets, cars. As you’re doing this…”
“@Teslarati Model Y heat pump is some of the best engineering I’ve seen in a while. Team did next-level work.”
“@WholeMarsBlog Tesla has great respect for software engineering, they do not”
“@DimaZeniuk @truth_tesla That’s a low bar. Carmakers have never valued software engineering highly, although VW is trying to change that. I personally wrote software for 20 years & have huge respect for software engineers. Tesla is on par with best software companies & is leader in real world AI.”
“@MeetLuis @WARREZ420 @WholeMarsBlog Rawlinson was never chief engineer. He arrived after Model S prototype was made, left before things got tough & was only ever responsible for body engineering, not powertrain, battery, software, production or design.”
“@SamTwits My true moral error was creating Tesla & SpaceX at same time, while avoiding general mgmt chores at Tesla (focusing only on product & engineering). Tried to have my cake & eat it too, which failed.”
“@teslaownersSV @SamTwits He came damn close to killing Tesla through a combination of bad management decisions, driving out talented people, bad engineering, major blunders in supply chain & an elaborate deception about the true cost & schedule of the Tesla Roadster.”
“@iamacloudguy @Model3Owners Good news on this front. Tesla engineering rallied & this will be part of V9. Going through final testing now.”
“@Teslarati Great work by SpaceX valve engineering & production!”
