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Podcast: The John Johnston Lounge
Episode: Tesla Optimus in Shambles as Boston Dynamics Hires Fleeing Lead
Description: John Johnston (JJ) breaks down the latest Elon Musk and Tesla news, including that Hyundai’s Boston Dynamics has hired Tesl’a former head of Optimus, after he said he was leaving Tesla to spend more time with family. Elon has also said the Tesla is “almost done” with its A15 chip design, six months after saying it was already finished. Tesla is also ending its direct sales of FSD software, amid speculation it could be to avoid California’s false advertising ban for Tesla. Tesla’s Germany sales are also down a whopping 72% from their peak. Could this partly due t...