On April 1, US local time on Wednesday, Elon Musk, CEO of electric car manufacturer Tesla, said on Twitter that the Austin plant under construction will employ more than 10,000 employees by 2022. .

Musk first announced in July last year that Tesla's Austin factory is under rapid construction. If the company does recruit 10,000 people, this will be twice the minimum number of recruits it initially promised. In documents submitted to local government agencies, Tesla once stated that it would hire at least 5,000 people for the plant.

Musk wrote on Twitter: "By 2022, the Austin factory in Texas will require more than 10,000 people! It only takes 5 minutes to get to the airport and 15 minutes to the city center."

Musk did not provide more details, but he quoted a tweet from a Twitter user named "Tesla owner Austin", which linked to Tesla's recruitment page and stated that the company is willing to recruit no university High school graduates with diplomas.

Tesla seems to have increased its recruitment efforts in Austin, and its recruitment website currently lists more than 280 open positions. Tesla executives have previously stated that the company is seeking to use the region’s talent pool and is willing to establish partnerships with local high schools, universities, labor training institutions, and industry groups.

The Tesla factory is located in the southeastern part of Travis County and costs 1.1 billion U.S. dollars. The construction is currently progressing rapidly, and it plans to start producing Tesla cars as early as this year. The company has stated that it plans to produce electric pickup trucks CyberTruck, electric truck Semi, Model 3 and Model Y there.

Just the day before this tweet, Musk urged people to move to South Texas, where his space company SpaceX is located, which has substantial operations in Boca Chica. He called the area Starbase, and he hopes to make it his own city.

Musk wrote on Twitter: "Please consider moving to StarBase in Texas, or to the larger Brownsville and South Padre areas, and encourage friends to do so! SpaceX treats various engineers, technicians, and construction The demand for business and basic support staff is growing rapidly."

Musk's own residence has also moved to Texas, but his specific address is still unclear. In December 2020, Musk personally confirmed his actions to the media. At the time, he said that his two biggest current concerns were the construction of the Austin factory and the development of SpaceX's interstellar spacecraft.

Several companies headed by Musk are expanding rapidly in Texas and Austin. For example, Boring Company, its tunnel and infrastructure company, is currently refurbishing its office space in Pflugerville and has posted a job advertisement in Austin.

Although no formal plans have been announced yet, SpaceX seems to be considering expanding its business to Austin. The company’s job site recently listed engineering vacancies in Austin, and one of the posts stated that the company’s advanced manufacturing facility in Austin will break ground.

At the same time, Neuralink, Musk's brain-computer interface company, also listed recruitment information in Austin, but it is still unclear about the company's exact plan. Not long ago, Musk also moved his private foundation from California to Austin. (Little)

Source: NetEase Technology Report, translated by Google Translate