Tesla’s Master Class In Modular Assembly - Autoline On The Road

Caresoft is a company that specializes in vehicle teardowns and benchmarking. It has great insights into how Tesla designs its cars for modular assembly, especially in how Tesla eliminates fasteners and complexity. It even points the way to how Tesla will develop its new unboxed assembly process. Autoline’s John McElroy interviewed Caresoft’s Han LY at the IAA in Munich to see the front and rear assembly process of an Austin-made Model Y.

[SolvingTheMoneyProblem]

This is an INCREDIBLY insightful video. Thanks. Tesla's engineering is next level insane.

[syweiner]

Holy moly! I think even I could put the car together. I cant believe no other channel ever showed this (even you SMR)!

[SILENCEGIVESCONSENT-ncot]

Thank you, John! This is an absolute home run. You guys are bringing us the largest dollar consumer product adoption in history and I can't thank you enough for your in depth coverage. . So many still think an electric car is a gas car with an electric propulsion system. Not so fast!

[wesvasher]

Maybe Tesla can just sell us the kit at a discount and we can assemble it ourselves in an afternoon 😂

[pnketia]

That's impressive! I see why Tesla is able to build their EV's to scale and meet the demand. Their manufacturing and assembly is on a whole other level!

[WilliamPozo]

EXCELLENT VIDEO. Finally some real innovation from a car manufacturer.... 5 years ago, tesla was the only one to offer advanced cruise control. Now you can get it in a honda GO TESLA!

[audience]

This is the best demonstration I've seen of how modular Model Y assembly has become.

[bbalila]

Amazing, this 10min video shows the difference between legacy Automakers vs Tesla

[joenocera]

So impressive. Cost, quality, space all optimized. First principles thinking. Legacy OEM's are hesitant to use gigacastings because they have traditional stamping presses bought and paid for. But here we see advantages beyond the obvious.

[MikeRobot]

And wait theres more. Now the battery pack with seats on it comes and mounts from the bottom in one piece. 🤣

[guslevy]

This video should have over a million views…Tesla obviously has made paradigm shifts in technology, but this is a clear display of them doing so in manufacturing.

Wow…

[wolfgangpreier]

Fascinating. Now i know i can disassemble and reassemble my own cars if necessary. 10 minutes. Try that with a ID4.

[seank]

Thanks Han LY. Great demonstration!!!

[richardgao]

Finally someone that pronounces giga correctly.

[williamjulien]

What the HELL? In the past I have spent more time and complexity installing a couple of speakers in a car and still wasn't as straight forward as assembling an entire Model Y.

[michaelkim]

Wow! We hear so much about Tesla's innovation in vehicle engineering and manufacturing, but to see it in this simple presentation really brings it home! Would be interesting to see the equivalent component assembly of a Chevy Blazer or something like that...I'll bet it's like night and day! Thanks John!

[danharold]

This is even more amazing than it looks.

[ronal]

Lean manufacturing at its maximum expression. As an engineer, it's a pleasure to see.

[wesvasher]

Wow. Great video. The charge port in the light is brilliant.

[CYAnomo]

That is impressive. Having worked on Mercedes cars, even small repairs require dozens of fasteners and hours of work. This is incredible.