fremont (gm), 11k empolyers, use railword to carry batteries, - robots and humans work side by side to produce the Tesla EVs - four types: model s, 3, x, y (roadster) stamping ($30k per roll), powertrain, ## [logistics of tesla gigafactory](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzaN15_NxBQ&ab_channel=TheTeslaSpace) - factory itself was fabricated before - ![[Pasted image 20230529221706.png]] - ![[Pasted image 20230529221751.png]] - excessive automation was a mistake (ripping out several robots) - ev car production 1mil -> 20mil per year Karn was interested in "simulation of traffic coming into the complex, a scheme for disembarking cargo and line-side delivery of material." -