Tesla’s Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen joins me for the third time to have fun my five hundredth episode. We focus on his longevity at Tesla, the brand new Mannequin Y, paint colours, wheel design, the next-gen Roadster, and extra. Take pleasure in!
Timecodes:
8:28 Begin of interview
10:02 What Franz labored on the day I got here in for the interview
11:38 Why he has stayed at Tesla so lengthy (16+ years to date)
12:20 His longevity at Tesla is uncommon within the design world
15:10 Tesla’s mission is what drives Franz
16:28 How his year-one-at-Tesla self would really feel if he noticed what the 2025 model of Franz is constructing
17:33 Reacting to seeing his work every single day on the roads
18:45 What Franz thinks when he sees modded/personalized buyer vehicles
22:03 What he’s every day driving proper now
24:54 Franz’s favourite factor he’s ever designed at Tesla
26:48 How Optimus has challenged him as a designer
29:23 Who wins when the design and engineering groups don’t agree?
30:45 An instance of what occurs when engineering and design work with one another to realize a mutually agreeable answer
32:17 Does the Cybertruck FUD drive him nuts?
35:00 What design tweaks would possibly we see within the new Mannequin Y Efficiency?
40:05 Discussing the brand new diffused-light rear gentle bar
41:53 Will the Y’s new gentle bar be used on any future autos?
42:44 How he feels about badges on the skin of his vehicles
44:43 The flip sign stalk’s return on the brand new Mannequin Y
46:47 Franz’s favourite wheel design that he’s ever completed
50:36 Will we ever get extra shade selections versus merely refreshing the present colours?
55:05 Concerning the new Glacier Blue paint shade
56:21 Are we getting Glacier Blue within the US?
56:55 Is Midnight Cherry Crimson discontinued at Giga Berlin?
58:44 How Franz is considering the next-gen Roadster now versus the unique design for it from 2017
1:00:21 His design intentions/philosophy for the upcoming more-affordable vehicles
1:02:24 Yet another Roadster tidbit
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