The questions Elon has answered 100 times.
Most asked
- Q16 How good is Tesla self-driving? 284×
- Q5 Why go to Mars / what is SpaceX's mission? 258×
- Q12 What's the biggest remaining Starship problem? 254×
- Q14 What do you think of OpenAI? 210×
- Q53 What's your vision for energy abundance? 153×
- Q28 Should you have Starlink's geopolitical power? 114×
- Q17 When will Optimus be produced at scale? 104×
- Q22 When will Starship go to Mars? 98×
- Q19 Is population decline a problem? 96×
- Q4 What did DOGE accomplish? 73×
His view changed
"the extension of life beyond Earth to making life multiplanetary"
"that's the kind of tonnage that you need in order to build a civilization on the Moon, Mars and beyond."
"machine intelligence is advancing it's much faster than almost anyone realizes"
"I I do think it's at least some percentage chance of it being an existential threat. So, um but I there's nothing I can do to stop it. So I I I basically came to the conclusion I've got two choices which is either be…"
"I think like AI is going to be incredibly sophisticated in 20 years"
"at some point next year is my prediction, software will be so good, AI software will be so good that it will be Stockfish level good"
"I think China is is the is is the serious competitor long term"
"China just has a very strong inherent ability to do manufacturing well"
"I think the country needs to keep his word"
"I think it's always it was important to elect uh President Trump to sort of, you know, steer things more in the direction of a free market economy."
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Then and now
- Starship to Mars in 2026: then vs now
From “default plan” to “low probability shot”: the 2026 Mars window, dated then revised.
- Unsupervised self-driving: then vs now
Robotaxi target years from 2019 to 2026, quote by quote.
- Optimus production: then vs now
Volume production dates for the Optimus robot, 2024 to 2026.
- Tesla Semi production: then vs now
Volume production dates for the Tesla Semi, 2017 to 2026.
- Starship full reuse and ship catch: then vs now
Ship catch, reflight and orbital refilling targets, 2024 to 2026.
- Robotaxi launch dates: then vs now
Robotaxi service and Cybercab launch dates, 2019 to 2026.
- Tesla Roadster 2: then vs now
Production and demo dates for the next-generation Roadster, 2017 to 2026.
- Neuralink first human implant: then vs now
First-human implant dates and stated scale for Neuralink, 2020 to 2026.
- Hyperloop and Boring tunnels: then vs now
First routes, opening dates and the Hyperloop, 2017 to 2025.
- The 4680 battery cell: then vs now
Battery Day cost targets for the 4680 cell, 2020 to 2026.
- The $25,000 Tesla: then vs now
A $25,000 Tesla in “about three years”, 2018 to 2024.
- Starlink subscribers: then vs now
Stated reach and subscriber counts for Starlink, 2020 to 2026.