Assembly of the company’s Model 3 cars will be put on pause to correct for what Elon Musk has admitted was an over-reliance on robots.
The news: The Model 3 production line in Tesla’s plant in Freemont, California, will enter stasis for four to five days as the company works to “improve automation.” Most workers will be expected to use vacation days or stay home without pay.
Too many robots: In an interview with CBS last week, Musk said he has relied too heavily on robotics to build vehicles. As he tweeted, “Yes, excessive automation at Tesla was a mistake. To be precise, my mistake. Humans are underrated.”
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