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Elon Musk drafts in humans after robots slow down Tesla Model 3 production
Even in a predictable and repeatable process such as manufacturing a car hasn't been optimized for automation YET.
The electric car maker’s chief executive said that one of the reasons Tesla has struggled to reach promised production volumes was because of the company’s “excessive automation”.
Asked whether robots had slowed down production, rather than speeding it up, during a tour around Tesla’s factory by CBS, Musk replied: “Yes, they did … We had this crazy, complex network of conveyor belts … And it was not working, so we got rid of that whole thing.”
“Yes, excessive automation at Tesla was a mistake. To be precise, my mistake. Humans are underrated,” Musk added later.
Even in a predictable and repeatable process such as manufacturing a car hasn't been optimized for automation YET.