NYT Analysis: Elon Musk Has Delivered on Few of His Hundreds of Public Business Goals
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Kirsten Grind, Jack Ewing, Aaron Krolik, Lily Boyce
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Summary
A New York Times analysis of Elon Musk's public statements about his businesses found that he has laid out hundreds of ambitious goals — including Mars colonization, fully autonomous driving, and dexterous humanoid robots — but has delivered on only a fraction of them within the timelines he promised. The analysis comes ahead of SpaceX's planned IPO and examines the gap between Musk's bold claims and actual execution across his companies.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledMr. Musk, 54, has said his rocket company, SpaceX, will build a colony of humans on Mars.
He has said that Tesla, his electric carmaker, will incorporate fully autonomous driving abilities into all of its cars.
And he has promised to show that humanoid robots made by Tesla are dexterous enough to thread a needle.
None of these have happened.
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