How does Tesla get to $8.5 trillion value? Robots, robotaxis and hope

By Abhirup Roy and Akash Sriram SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -How can Tesla become an $8.5 trillion company? That's the market valuation the electric vehicle maker would have to reach to justify CEO Elon Musk's new pay package announced last week.

The $500,000 robot servant Elon Musk claims will sell 10 billion units by 2040 can barely walk and struggles with questions like 'where can I get a coke?'

Elon’s Tesla Optimus 🤖🔥 is here! Dawn of the physical Agentforce revolution, tackling human work for $200K–$500K. Productivity game-changer! Congrats @elonmusk, and thank you for always being so kind to me! 🚀 #Tesla #Optimus pic.twitter.com/bA5IYIylE1 September 3, 2025

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff hails Tesla’s Optimus robot as a ‘productivity game changer’ in video showing what it can and can’t do

Elon Musk previously said Optimus will be central to Tesla’s future as it expands from cars to AI and robotics.

Tesla's Optimus Humanoid Robot Accelerates Mass Production: Is There an Explosion Opportunity for Robot Concept Stocks?

Tesla's latest progress on Optimus has reignited the market's enthusiasm for humanoid robots. With the release of the new Optimus 2.5 version and the launch of the pilot production line at Tesla's factory in the U.

Tesla's EV market share in the US falls to its lowest level in 8 years

Tesla's share of the US electric vehicle market has slid to its lowest point in years, according to Cox Automotive data shared with Reuters.
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