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Tesla Shareholders Approve $1 Trillion Musk Pay Plan as Robot Dance Underscores AI Push

Investor skepticism followed approval, with the payout conditioned on difficult robotics and AI milestones.

Overview

  • At Tesla’s annual meeting in Austin, shareholders backed a record performance-based compensation package for Elon Musk reportedly worth $1 trillion.
  • Moments after the vote, Musk danced onstage with Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus in a clip that quickly spread across social media.
  • Musk framed the company’s next phase as moving beyond cars into robotics and artificial intelligence.
  • The potential payout remains contingent on ambitious targets that include ramping robot production and achieving major market expansion.
  • Tesla’s stock fell about 3.5 percent following the approval and presentation, reflecting a cautious market response.