Elon Musk Podcast Tesla Q4 and full year 2025 Financial Results and Q&A
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Jan 29, 2026 
Vivek, Tesla finance lead, summarizes margins, CAPEX, cash flow and 2026 guidance. Elon Musk, tech entrepreneur and CEO, discusses autonomy, Optimus robots, chip design and large-scale factories. They cover heavy 2026 capital plans, winding down Model S/X for robot lines, robotaxi rollouts and owner-participation, and ambitious solar, battery and Optimus scaling goals.
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Design For High Duty Cycle
- Autonomous vehicles will have far higher duty cycles, so CyberCab is designed for heavy commercial use and minimal cost per mile.
- Tesla expects to produce more CyberCabs annually than all other models combined over time.
From Per-Car Margin To Cost-Per-Mile
- Tesla reframes margins from per-car gross margin to holistic cost-per-mile in an autonomous transportation-as-a-service world.
- CyberCab design optimizes for resilience, wear, and low cost per mile at higher utilization.
Optimus Still Early R&D
- Optimus is still in R&D and used for limited basic tasks in factories, with material production expected late in the year.
- Tesla iterates hardware versions rapidly and deprecates older units as development proceeds.