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As someone who doesn't follow Tesla development very closely I am curious is "hand labor" still how Teslas are being produced?

I remember hearing this a while back but thought maybe some of the delays in ramping up production might have been due to switching to an automated/robotic process. Is this not the case?

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To hit the 5000 in one week (technically took them 8 days), they setup additional assembly lines in tents, and additional hand labor.

Hand labor, working extra shifts, is how they hit their mark.

They continue to use it while they address the automation challenges

Oh wow. That doesn't sound sustainable. Is there any concern about quality and consistency of cars produced by "hand labor" in tents? Or is that a non-issue?

Definitely. Robots aren't used in factories for speed, primarily. They're used for consistency and quality control.

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