Forbes Senior Editor Alan Ohnsman joins Forbes Talks to discuss the "engineering exodus" at Tesla following Elon Musk's approved pay package. He details the departures of key engineers overseeing core, profitable EV programs and the risk of neglecting core revenue streams for speculative ventures like AI and robots.<br /><br />Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2025/11/10/teslas-engineering-exodus-comes-amid-shift-from-core-ev-mission/<br /><br />00:00 Introduction<br />00:49 Tesla’s Engineering Exodus<br />03:12 Product Stagnation and Poor Financial Performance<br />08:26 The "Irreplaceable" CEO Narrative<br />11:51 Decline in Global EV Sales and Competition<br />15:41 The Risk of Musk's Singular Vision <br />19:25 Betting on Cybercab and Optimus<br />24:55 Profitability Questions and Capacity Shifts for Robotics<br /><br />Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1<br /><br />Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:<br /><br />https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript<br /><br />Stay Connected<br />Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com<br />Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes<br />Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes<br />Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes<br />More From Forbes: http://forbes.com<br /><br />Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.
