Musk's $1 trillion pay package supercharges his Tesla influence

Business Nov 08, 2025

Elon Musk just landed a $1 trillion compensation package from Tesla shareholders, giving him even more influence over the company.
At Tesla's annual meeting, he revealed bold goals: ramping up car production by 50% by 2026 and taking their humanoid robot, Optimus, to the next level.

Optimus, Tesla's humanoid robot, to get a major upgrade

Musk wants Optimus to handle everything from surgeries to helping build bases on the Moon and Mars.
He also teased new products like the Semi truck and Cybercab for 2026, plus hinted at Tesla making its own computer chips.
While most shareholders backed his massive pay deal, they were split on investing in his AI startup xAI—showing not everyone's on board with every big idea just yet.