How Elon Musk reportedly staked Tesla’s future on robotaxis against the advice of his own senior management team

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 10. (Credit: Shawn Thew—EPA/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

• The Information reported Tesla CEO Elon Musk didn’t feel launching a compact EV was worthy of the technological disrupter and opted for the Cybercab, despite an internal report warning the latter’s sales could be so low it might not ever make money. “Ultimately, I think Elon is just uninterested in making a [Volkswagen] Golf-type car,” a source told the publication.

Elon Musk is known for being among the most demanding CEOs in the world, someone who aspires to nothing less than altering the course of history whether in business or politics.