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


FILE PHOTO: A-3D printed miniature model of Elon Musk's face and Tesla logo are seen in this illustration created on July 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -How can Teslabecome 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.

Selling 100 million humanoid robots in a year could do it; creating a robotaxi network with more than 10 times the revenue of Uber might as well. And of course, investor hope is part of the equation.

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