Elon Musk tries to make himself indispensable at Tesla ahead of pay vote
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pushing for changes that prioritize robotics and driverless cars, making the CEO role at the automaker even more crucial. Musk envisions a future where Tesla is a different company, offering robotaxis and cloud services. He has increased spending on AI development and plans to spend $10 billion this year on training and inference AI. Musk has also made sweeping layoffs and slowed the build-out of Tesla's Supercharger network. Despite concerns from investors, Musk believes Tesla's future lies in high-margin AI businesses rather than competing in the mainstream EV market.