Elon Musk New BRUTALLY Honest Interview LEAVES Host Speechless At GigaBerlin (2026)
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Summary
## Key takeaways - **Work Optional in 10 Years**: The honest answer for AI and robotics is long-term working will be optional, like 10 years from now or less, where you can work if you want to, similar to growing your own vegetables even though you can buy them. [00:00], [15:17] - **Non-Autonomous Cars Like Horses**: In the future any vehicle that is not electric and autonomous, like one you have to drive yourself that is gasoline powered, is going to be like riding a horse and using a flip phone, just rare and niche. [00:26], [06:47] - **EV Superior to Combustion Architecture**: An electric vehicle is a fundamentally better architecture than a gasoline combustion vehicle: it is much simpler, more efficient, quieter, with no pollution within cities. [05:54], [06:02] - **Tesla FSD Europe Approval March 20th**: Tesla has the most advanced real world AI and hopefully it will be approved soon in Europe; told by the authorities that March 20th it'll be approved in the Netherlands. [01:36], [01:48] - **Optimus: Personal C-3PO for Care**: Who wouldn't want their own personal C3PO R2-D2 but even better, like a robot to take care of your kids or walk the dog or take care of elderly parents. [02:26], [02:40] - **European Auto Lags in Innovation**: Automotive innovation has been relatively low in Europe, with cars much like those produced 5 years ago; the industry has strongly resisted electrification and needs to go towards electric and autonomous. [05:27], [06:15]
Topics Covered
- Optimus Enables Mars Construction
- EV Superior Even Without Environment
- Non-Autonomous Cars Like Horses
- Legacy Auto Dragged to Extinction
- Work Becomes Optional in 10 Years
Full Transcript
Honest answer for AI and robotics is long-term working will be optional like long-term you know which is 10 years from now or less
work will be optional making vehicles autonomous is critical.
Um like I think it was like 10 years ago I said that you know in the future any vehicle that is not electric and autonomous like if you're
riding a vehicle you have to drive yourself that is gasoline powered it's going to be like riding a horse and using a flip phone which is to say that
there's still some people somewhere that ride horses but not zero horses it's just un rare. What advice would I give young people flying?
>> Well, I would say one thing is to be >> in this super cut. We got Elon's most important highlights in one fast uninterrupted presentation.
Let's start with the progress recap.
>> Well, I think Tesla is one of the most exciting companies in the world. you
know, it's uh perhaps the most exciting, but you know, this Tesla and SpaceX, let me say, are the two most exciting companies. Um, so we're uh, you know,
companies. Um, so we're uh, you know, we're obviously expanding production.
We're making more cars. We're going to, you know, we're going to roll out Tesla full self-driving, which is really an AIdriven car. So, it's Tesla AI software
AIdriven car. So, it's Tesla AI software that that drives the car just by looking like a human does.
Um, so Tesla has the most advanced real world AI and um hopefully it will be approved soon in Europe. We told by the authorities that March 20th it'll be
approved in the Netherlands was what I was told. Hopefully that date remains
was told. Hopefully that date remains the same. Um, but I think people in
the same. Um, but I think people in Europe are going to be pretty blown away by how good the Tesla uh car AI is in
being able to drive. So, and I think this year really it will be the case that you from a from a technical standpoint,
you'll be able to fall asleep in the Tesla and wake up at your destination.
So, that's that's very exciting. We've
got the Optimus program, which is going to be the the first uh humanoid robot.
And I think, you know, sometimes people say, well, what would that be used for?
like well who wouldn't want their own personal C3PO R2-D2 but even better you know and you can think of like all the reasons like you know do you want
someone do do you need a robot to um you know take care of your kids or walk the dog or you know take care of elderly parents or something like that then
[music] Optimus can do those things so so that's very exciting um and yeah you know We're going to be starting production of the Tesla Cyber Cab here
at Giga Texas. We have started production, I should say, but we'll go to scale production in April or start volume production April and [music] have significant production towards the end
of the year. Um and uh you know if things go well we would probably uh manufacture Cyber Cap in in Europe as
well and also manufacture Optimus uh in in Europe. So we've got the Tesla Semi
in Europe. So we've got the Tesla Semi coming out. So the Tesla heavy truck and
coming out. So the Tesla heavy truck and that'll be going to Europe hopefully next year. There's so many things
next year. There's so many things happening. It's a it's a long list. It's
happening. It's a it's a long list. It's
a long list to make it an exciting company.
>> Yeah. Oh, and battery cell production.
>> Yeah.
>> We're going to we're [music] going to start making battery cells at Gigabaloon. We're we have the Tesla
Gigabaloon. We're we have the Tesla lithium refinery that's started up in Texas and the Tesla nickel cathode
refinery that's started up in um here in Austin. Um it's really this year is a
Austin. Um it's really this year is a tremendous number of things. We've got
five five factories starting volume production this year. Five major
production lines. We look forward to extending that to Europe as well.
>> And I guess look looking a little bit back, Tesla hasn't done anything less but really transforming a whole industry. I think without us taking that
industry. I think without us taking that brave step or or Tesla taking that brave step to electrify mobility, the industry wouldn't be where it is today. What
would you want people to say about Tesla, let's just say in 10 or 20 years from now?
In 20 in 20 years, I would say Tesla's got factories on the moon.
Uh actually basically I see a I I see a very prosperous future for Tesla. It's
difficult to predict anything in 20 years, but if you say like I think 5 years to 10 years, I could say Tesla has an extremely bright future and and I I would say like hold on to your Tesla
stock. You know, it's going to be worth
stock. You know, it's going to be worth a lot. I think you know
a lot. I think you know >> that's that's my that's my bet. Very
cool. Coming back to the present, if you look I mean you're always very well informed. If you look to the European
informed. If you look to the European industry, especially to the automotive sector or even the German industry and automotive sector, what do you what do you think about it? What do you believe the main reasons for their current state?
>> Well, I think there's not been enough innovation in automation. Sorry, in
automotive innovation has been relatively low. So the cars that are
relatively low. So the cars that are being produced are very much like the cars that were produced 5 years ago.
There's not they're not big differences.
You know, I've said for a long time really that the automotive industry, I said this for 20 plus years, needs to go towards electrification.
Um, and this would be true even without environmental concerns. So it's just an
environmental concerns. So it's just an electric vehicle is a fundamentally better architecture than a gasoline. a
combustion vehicle. It's a it is it is much simpler. It is more efficient. It's
much simpler. It is more efficient. It's
quieter. There's no pollution within cities. So, it really all ground
cities. So, it really all ground transport should be electric. And I
think all ships and eventually all planes should be electric. Um but the automotive industry has strongly resisted electrification.
um they've dragged their feet and they had to be pushed pushed there by government and then whenever they've had any opportunity to reduce the production of electric vehicles they've done so. So
this is just uh this not a good strategic it's like doesn't it doesn't make sense and and also making vehicles autonomous is
critical. Um, like I think it was like
critical. Um, like I think it was like 10 years ago I said that you know in the future any vehicle that is not electric and autonomous like if you're
riding a vehicle you have to drive yourself that is gasoline powered it's going to be like riding a horse and using a flip phone which is to say that
there's still some people somewhere that ride horses but not zero horses. It's
just un rare and some people somewhere are still using flip bones but there's not many you know it's going to be a niche thing.
So the future does not contain combustion vehicles and there will be very few vehicles that are not autonomous. The future is autonomous
autonomous. The future is autonomous electric vehicles.
>> Sure.
>> And so if the automotive industry does not move in that direction they will be left out. You can always learn something
left out. You can always learn something from some competitor, but the strategically they're just headed in the direction of the dinosaurs. So,
they're not headed for a good place. You
know, the dinosaurs are not around anymore. So, they really we certainly
anymore. So, they really we certainly are going to we're going in a very different path. Like you said, electric
different path. Like you said, electric autonomous is the obvious to me. It's
been blindingly obvious for, you know, 20 years plus. So, but you know, you can't sometimes with what [music] I found with competitors is in in the
automotive industry, it's not that they're going to steal our ideas. You
know, you you can't cram a good idea down their throat. Okay? Like, if you say like you must take this good idea, it's like they're not going to steal our ideas. They won't even we can't even
ideas. They won't even we can't even force feed them our good ideas. That's
that's been my experience.
So, uh, we need to do what's logical, what's sensible, and and and and you know, at Tesla, we're essentially creating the future. And it's a good future.
>> We are building a future. They just
build cars.
>> Yeah, it's a good future. It's future
with [music] electric vehicles that don't emit poison gas. Literally, that
quiet, efficient, and um and and and like I said, autonomous. the
car instead of having to be stuck in traffic driving [music] through, you know, busy roads. And, you
know, sometimes also people sometimes they, you know, they may fall asleep or they may have a medical emergency and and then if you're if you're driving yourself and you're on the autobon going
super fast and you have like, you know, a seizure or heart attack or [music] something, then you could die. Um, and
but if you're the car is autonomous, it can take you to a hospital. In fact,
this has actually happened many times with Tesla cars.
>> Great.
>> Really cool. So, if we if we look at Gigabillion specifically, um, but 6 years ago nearly, we broke ground. Four
years ago, we started production. I have
a ton of memories. I know you have memories about it as well.
>> Um, what are like the greatest memories?
What do you tell people when they ask you about Gigab Berlin and the people of Gigab Berlin? Well, I mean, first of
Gigab Berlin? Well, I mean, first of all, I'd like to say thank you very much to everyone that's helped build Gigab Bullin. You know, thank you, Andre, and
Bullin. You know, thank you, Andre, and thank thank you to the whole team because we've gotten an amazing factory built in a very short period of time and gotten to high volume production with
good quality and and and good cost control. Um, so I'm very proud of the of
control. Um, so I'm very proud of the of Giga Berlin and all the people in it.
>> Thank you.
>> Yeah, it's it's just it's cool. I I like the art too, you know, the art and that people have some fun, you know. So, you
know, like coming to work should be you should look forward to it, you know. Um,
so you're coming to work with people that you enjoy working with. You're
doing useful things. You're making
things, you know.
So, I have a lot of respect for makers.
like you actually make something, you build something useful. Build something
useful that you know that that people enjoy that like I'm a big fan of makers and you know there's there's a lot of people who I don't know they they like
they don't make things. I don't know they just >> hang around.
>> Yeah. They don't make things or they don't provide useful services. whereas I
like I think I'm I I have huge respect for people who make things and provide useful services. Um and it's an honest
useful services. Um and it's an honest day's work, you know. So,
>> thank you.
>> Yeah.
>> I mean, I I don't know if you do have, but if you have a vision for Ga Berlin, what what would it be and what do you think would have to happen for it to become true? Yeah, I think
become true? Yeah, I think ideally we would significantly expand production at Gigabalin. So we would
we'd also do high volume production of battery cells. Uh probably also the the
battery cells. Uh probably also the the cathode, the anode, lithium. So there's
become vertically integrated. um and you know produce things like the Cyber Cab or Optimus and and other products that
Tesla will develop. So I think the the exciting f vision for the future of Gigabulin is massively expanding it to do many more projects.
>> Very cool. Do do you have any advice for the team at Gigabalin to basically you know work towards that vision?
>> Well things certainly get harder if there are sort of outside organizations that are pushing Tesla in the wrong direction. If there outside
direction. If there outside organizations that are pushing Tesla in the wrong direction in gin it's difficult to say that then we would
expand if if we have to you know outside organization that's making things very difficult. I mean I'm just this just the
difficult. I mean I'm just this just the truth. I mean, we're not going to shut
truth. I mean, we're not going to shut down the factory, but we're not going to expand it either, realistically. Well,
you know, a favorite factory is like saying, "What's your favorite child?"
You [laughter] know, >> um, >> it's not a fair question. It's a It's a question.
>> I I'm You know, the thing is that I I love factories, honestly. It's it's
you know I think a lot of people these days you know don't don't love factories or they don't even even been to a factory you know but whereas I've walked
the line in you know every factory and um I'm a big fan of factories. I I love factories. [laughter]
factories. [laughter] >> This is a great place to be.
>> Yeah. It's like you make things that have good utility. People like love the product. Making a building a product
product. Making a building a product people love is that's great.
>> Makes you proud. Totally.
>> So Gigab Berlin is is is an awesome factory.
>> Yeah.
So the vibe in there is is cool. Like
you walk walk around, you know, it's it's it's it's very clean. It's like
it's quite beautiful inside and outside.
And it's like people seem seem quite happy. And we're making cars and soon
happy. And we're making cars and soon battery cells. Hopefully many more
battery cells. Hopefully many more things. Yeah.
things. Yeah.
>> Many things to be proud of.
>> Yeah. Yeah. That's a great factory.
>> It is.
>> Yeah.
>> Well, I I think there's a lot of exciting possibilities for the what the next product is that will be built in Gigab Berlin. The you know, we've
Gigab Berlin. The you know, we've started now spilling up production of the battery cell and we're going to be expanding production of the uh Model Y,
especially once we as we get approval for supervised full self-driving. Then
from a product from next major product standpoint I think most likely [music] is the Tesla Cyber Cab. Um but then there's also possibilities of Tesla
Optimus and the Tesla Semiheavy Truck.
So like Tesla has a lot of products coming out. So there's a lot of
coming out. So there's a lot of potential. I I think if things go are
potential. I I think if things go are looking good I think we would expand Gigabolin to whatever the the most that we could you know. gigantic
manufacturing site.
>> We have a lot of space.
>> Well, assuming that the, you know, authorities are supportive and the people are supportive, >> then we would expand to probably make it the biggest factory complex in Europe.
>> So, I mean, the honest answer for AI and robotics is long-term working will be optional. Like long-term,
optional. Like long-term, you know, which is 10 years from now or less, work will be optional. Like if you want
to work, you can like um kind of like if you grow vegetables, you can grow vegetables in your garden or you can get them from the store. It's optional to grow vegetables in your garden.
>> Yeah.
>> But some people still like to do it. You
know, it's extra work to grow your own vegetables, but it's, you know, people enjoy the process. That's going to be how work is in the future. It'll be like
you can work if you want to. Well, I
think for optimists we we first have to succeed in making a useful robot. So the
this is a hard thing to solve. Nobody
has solved making a truly useful humanoid robot and then you you have to make it useful and you have to scale production and it's an entirely new uh
supply chain. You know the for Optimus
supply chain. You know the for Optimus we've had to design the whole robot from physics first principles. So that we, you know, we're designing the every
motor, every gearbox or not gearbox, every gear really and the the the hands are extremely difficult to design. To have a properly dextrous
design. To have a properly dextrous robot hand is very very difficult. One
of the hardest things to engineer. So
it's it's we actually first need to have at least one that is useful and then we can scale production. And it at first the tasks will be pretty simple that
Optimus does and they will gradually get more sophisticated. I think eventually
more sophisticated. I think eventually Optimus could do medical work like it could do be a doctor be like a like do surgery and there's long-term potential
for everyone in the [music] world to have access to incredible medical care uh like better medical care than anyone receives today from humans. Um, so I
think long-term luck optimist as a as a surgeon um would be incredibly good, super super competent and and and everyone in the world would get better
medical care than anyone currently in the world gets. What advice would I give young people for life?
Well, I would say one thing is to be um to on the side of of optimism, to be optimistic about the future. I think
it's better to be it's better to on the side of being optimistic and wrong than pessimistic and right. Your quality of life will be much better. [music] So,
um, so I would urge people to be excited about the future. I'm excited about the future. Like I I'm confident the future
future. Like I I'm confident the future will not be boring. Let me put it that way. It's going to be very interesting
way. It's going to be very interesting and and I think it's like most likely to be great. you know, in terms of like
be great. you know, in terms of like general advice, I mean, I guess I advise people to like learn as much as possible,
um, read a lot of books, uh, try a lot of things and I guess, you know, I mean, I guess enjoy life just enjoy life, but like working is also part of enjoying life, you know.
>> Totally.
>> So, >> find a job that you can actually enjoy.
>> Yeah. I think if if people derive satisfaction from building things then like Tesla is an awesome place to be cuz we build things and we make useful products and that's I think that's a
great thing you know I guess when my kids were born that would be the most inspiring moment you know in terms of work stuff I guess it's when we had the first production roadster at Tesla that
was really you know it was like hard to believe like we actually made a car that passed all of the regulatory requirements and you could actually go on the road with it legally.
>> Yeah, >> cuz when we started out, we didn't even know how to make a car. Um, and
you know, on the rocket side, the first time getting to orbit was was a huge relief. Reusing, you know, getting the
relief. Reusing, you know, getting the rocket to come back and land was very cool. The self-driving stuff, I think,
cool. The self-driving stuff, I think, is pretty amazing.
>> That is amazing.
>> Yeah. I think the first time somebody experiences self-driving where they're just sitting there and the car takes them all the way from their home to their work and parks.
>> Yeah, >> it's mind-blowing.
>> It is. I'm I'm using it when I'm in the US all the time. It is
>> a lot better than people can actually imagine. I think
imagine. I think >> it's like magic.
>> It is.
>> Yeah.
>> Tesla is now testing real robo taxis on real streets with no safety driver. That
means the car is driving itself, watching traffic, making turns, and stopping at red lights. Elon Musk first said robo taxis were coming back in
2019, but now they're actually here.
Tesla started testing them in Austin back in June 2025.
At first, they had a human in the passenger seat just in case. By mid
December, a video went viral on X showing a Model Y rolling down the street with no people inside. Watch
this, Musk replied. [music]
Testing is underway with no occupants in the car. This isn't just one car.
the car. This isn't just one car.
According to a tracker in Austin, there are now 31 robo taxis in the city, up from 29 last month. Musk says he wants 500 by the end of the year. Now, some
people say this is dangerous. They say
computers can't drive as good as humans.
But even humans cause over 30,000 car deaths in America every year.
Computers don't do that. They don't get tired and they don't use a phone while driving. They see everything all at
driving. They see everything all at once. So, yeah, the computer might make
once. So, yeah, the computer might make mistakes, but it might actually be safer than us. So, when does this go
than us. So, when does this go nationwide? Musk says 2026,
nationwide? Musk says 2026, maybe 2027. Other experts say it'll take
maybe 2027. Other experts say it'll take longer. There are laws to change and
longer. There are laws to change and tests to make. But despite everything, Robo Taxi isn't science fiction anymore.
[music] It's real. It's here. And it's
coming to your city soon. Now you know that self-driving cars are a reality.
There is something even more crazy. It's
something nobody saw coming. But this
invention is so powerful that it affects every kid on the planet. Space X, Musk's rocket company, is developing its third
generation V3 Starlink satellites. These
new satellites will carry entire AI data centers on board. Think of it like floating computers orbiting Earth, running powerful AI systems far away
from cities. Why would anyone do this?
from cities. Why would anyone do this?
Because AI eats a ton of power. In 2023
alone, US data centers used about 4.4% of all electricity. And by 2028, that number could jump to 12%. So instead of
building more centers here, Musk wants to send them up into orbit. Listen to
him closely. I
>> think it'll be u a huge seller and and and also it it it costs less to manufacture. So that means the terminal
manufacture. So that means the terminal cost um I think might might ultimately get down around a couple hundred bucks.
uh which is makes it accessible to uh a lot of you know many many parts of the world where where um the more expensive terminal the more expensive terminal is
is is unaffordable. So this should be affordable for uh for for you know much of the world.
>> Musk's team at SpaceX is already planning satellite launches with AI computing payloads inside. Up in orbit cooling becomes effortless.
The vacuum of space literally pulls heat away. That means instead of draining
away. That means instead of draining Earth's electricity, these AI systems could run above the planet, fully self-sustained.
While SpaceX prepares to launch AI into space, Musk's other company, XAI, is building something massive right here on
Earth. In Memphis, Tennessee, XAI, is
Earth. In Memphis, Tennessee, XAI, is constructing the Colossus Supercluster.
It started with 100,000 Nvidia GPUs and is expanding to over 1 million. The plan
is that Colossus will handle the heavy training of advanced AI models on Earth.
Then eventually those train models could be deployed to satellite data centers in orbit. Some people are calling this the
orbit. Some people are calling this the biggest shift in tech infrastructure since the birth of the internet. AI may
be heading into space, but Musk's next invention brings technology closer to home than ever before. [music] Actually,
it goes inside the human body. It's
called blind sight, a chip designed to help blind people see again. It skips
the eyes completely and connects directly to the brain. For this purpose, that tiny chip is placed in the part of the brain called the visual cortex, the
area that controls how we see. Then a
camera captures what's in front of you and sends the image straight to the chip. From there, the chip sends signals
chip. From there, the chip sends signals to your brain and your brain turns those signals into vision.
In September 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration gave blind sight a special status called breakthrough device. That means the science is still
device. That means the science is still early, but the government sees real potential enough to speed up the testing process. Have a look at this.
process. Have a look at this.
>> Our next product is is blind sight, which will enable those who have total loss of vision, including if they've lost their eyes or the optic nerve or maybe have never seen, were bl even blind from birth to be able to see
again.
>> At a town hall in Wisconsin, Musk said the first human test could happen by the end of 2025.
He explained that even people who've lost both eyes or were born blind could someday see with this chip as long as the visual part of their brain is still
working. At first, the vision won't be
working. At first, the vision won't be clear. Musk compared it to Atari
clear. Musk compared it to Atari graphics, simple and blocky, but over time the goal is much bigger. He says
the chip could one day offer superhuman vision. That means seeing in infrared or
vision. That means seeing in infrared or even detecting things like ultraviolet light or radar waves, things no human eye can do today. The device has already
been tested in monkeys with promising results. And Musk hinted the first human
results. And Musk hinted the first human implant might happen in the United Arab Emirates where Neurolink is working with the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi to perform the surgery.
Still, many experts are cautious. Some
say Musk's claims might be overhyped.
One scientist compared the technology to a high-tech guide dog, not a replacement for natural sight. [music] But even with the doubts, one thing is clear. If blind
sight works, it could change how we think about blindness, the brain, and even human potential. [music] And that makes it one of the most interesting and risky projects Musk has ever tried.
[music] Back on Earth, Elon Musk is now working on something that could reshape artificial intelligence [music] forever.
Grock 5.
According to Musk, Gro 5 has a 10% chance of achieving human level intelligence. What scientists call AGI
intelligence. What scientists call AGI or artificial general intelligence that can learn, reason, and solve problems across any domain just like a human. It
wouldn't just answer questions or generate text. [music] it could think.
generate text. [music] it could think.
Listen to Elon said >> super intelligence. It is actually very difficult to predict what will happen next.
>> Right now, Gro 5 is being trained on the Colossus supercluster we talked about earlier. That's the same facility in
earlier. That's the same facility in Memphis that started with 100,000 Nvidia GPUs and is expanding to over 1 million.
The sheer scale of this operation is unlike anything we've seen before. But
Grock 5 won't stay confined to a server.
Musk envisions it as the brain across his entire ecosystem.
That means Grock could power Tesla's self-driving cars, help guide SpaceX missions, and eventually control the Optimus humanoid robot. Elon Musk is now
teaming up with the country's president, Naib Bukle, to bring his AI chatbot Grock to schools. Over the next two years, Grock will be added to 5,000
public schools, reaching over 1 million students.
Imagine asking your school AI, "Hey, explain fractions again, or what's the capital of Peru?" And it answers you like a teacher in real time. El
Salvador's president, Naib Bukle, said, "El Salvador doesn't just wait for the future to happen. We build it." That
deployment shows what Grock could do at scale. But if Grock 5 reaches AGI,
scale. But if Grock 5 reaches AGI, that's a different game entirely.
But there are some issues as well. Grock
has said controversial things in the past, even repeating misinformation. So
putting it into classrooms raises questions. Will it teach facts? Will it
questions. Will it teach facts? Will it
respect different views? And who gets to decide what it says?
Still, this is a big moment for a small country like El Salvador to be the first to bring AI into every classroom. That's
a huge leap. Elon Musk sees it as a global test. If it works, if it reaches
global test. If it works, if it reaches AGI, it could become the most powerful AI on the planet. That's exactly why his next invention needs intelligence like
Grock 5 to succeed. Because this one involves sending robots to another planet. Elon Musk has a goal to land the
planet. Elon Musk has a goal to land the first unscrewed fleet of Starships on Mars during the late 2026 launch window.
But landing on Mars and building a civilization, there is something completely different. Well, Musk has a
completely different. Well, Musk has a plan for that, too. He wants to use the Optimus humanoid robot to build infrastructure on Mars before any humans
arrive. [music] Think of it like this. A
arrive. [music] Think of it like this. A
fleet of starships lands on the Martian surface. No astronauts step out.
surface. No astronauts step out.
Instead, dozens of Optimus robots activate, exit the ships, and begin construction. They dig, they weld, they
construction. They dig, they weld, they assemble habitats. They set up solar
assemble habitats. They set up solar panels, life support systems, [music] and landing pads for future missions.
Watch this.
>> You said that >> everyone's going to want one. It's like
basically, who wouldn't want uh their own personal C3PO R2-D2? Musk's plan is that by the time humans land on Mars,
the hard work will be already done. The
base is built, the power is running. The
robots have tested the systems, fixed the problems, and prepared everything.
Musk has been vocal about this. He says
Optimus will eventually cost less than a car, and be capable of performing dangerous or repetitive tasks that humans shouldn't have to do. On Mars,
that means everything. But there's
another critical invention that makes this whole plan possible. In orbit
refueling. You see, the Starship can't reach Mars on a single tank. It needs to refuel in space. So SpaceX is developing orbital refueling depots, essentially
giant gas stations floating above Earth.
A Starship launches, docks with the depot, fills up, and then continues to Mars.
In orbit refueling has already been tested in simulations and SpaceX is preparing for real demonstrations.
Without it, Mars missions simply can't happen at scale. So, Optimus robots are building a Martian base while Starship Depot enable the transportation system
that gets them there. It's a two-part invention working together. Some experts
are skeptical. They say the technology isn't ready. They say Mars is too
isn't ready. They say Mars is too dangerous, too far, too unpredictable.
[music] And maybe they're right. But
Musk has a track record of making the impossible real. Reusable rockets.
impossible real. Reusable rockets.
Everyone said it couldn't be done.
Electric cars at scale. Same thing. Now
he's attempting to build a robotic workforce on another planet. If this
works, if Optimus can construct habitats and systems on Mars, it won't just change space exploration. It could
change how we think about labor, automation, and human expansion beyond Earth. Now, I know some of you are
Earth. Now, I know some of you are excited to see these inventions come to reality. You want to experience the
reality. You want to experience the robot servants, the free rides, and self-driving cars, and much more. But
some of you are also worried because these big inventions always create winners and losers. Some people will get rich from this while others will lose
their jobs. Similarly, some countries
their jobs. Similarly, some countries will leap ahead while others will fall behind. So whether you love Musk or hate
behind. So whether you love Musk or hate him, what matters is that the inventions are real and you need to be ready to experience these. In the next video, we
experience these. In the next video, we break down Grock 5, what Musk claims it can do and why he thinks it changes the timeline. Then go straight into the
timeline. Then go straight into the newest Joe Rogan interview where Elon talks about the bigger picture. what
life looks like when AI runs everything behind the scenes.
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