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I work with a big supplier for the conveyors and stuff that moves the vehicle bodies through the plant. The talk you mentioned really impacts them. They are thi
by hasoleju 3y ago
I work with a big supplier for the conveyors and stuff that moves the vehicle bodies through the plant. The talk you mentioned really impacts them. They are thinking a lot about the new functionalities they need to develop in their products in order to fulfill the Tesla requirements. Not only does Tesla want to change the car body structure itself, they also want to reduce the cycle time per manufacturing step significantly. This causes the conveyor suppliers to develop completely new concepts for moving the car bodies through the factory.
- grecy 3y agoAbsolutely. From the Munro interview it sounds like Tesla currently have one Model Y coming off the line every 42 seconds, and they're aiming to halve that. From what was said, the second best in the industry right now is about one vehicle every 60 seconds. Elon has said many times that just like Starship and Raptor, the product itself is not nearly as revolutionary (or difficult) as the production system to produce it at scale and speed.