Insisting on a fully automated assembly line, that eventually didn’t work, and which delays the launch of the Model 3 almost to the point Tesla was almost insolvent. “The Model 3 ramp was extreme stress & pain for a long time — from mid 2017 to mid 2019. Production & logistics hell” - Elon Musk (when “about a month” from bankruptcy).
Building the Gigafactory in the Nevada desert where there was no established labor pool capable leading to an orphaned facility with little future. (Only 30 percent was ever built).
Insisting on vision-only self driving vehicles. Well…
Not arguing he isn’t insulated from any consequences for his actions. Just that his hubris has led to huge inefficiencies and blunders.
