Tesla is returning to its roots in Silicon Valley with the announcement of its new engineering headquarters. At a joint press conference with California Governor Gavin Newsom, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed that the EV company will be relocating its engineering headquarters back to California.
The move comes as somewhat of a surprise, as Tesla had announced in late 2021 that it would be moving its headquarters to Austin, Texas. This was due to Musk’s frustration with California’s forced closure of Tesla’s Fremont factory during the pandemic in 2020.
The new engineering HQ will be located in the former Palo Alto office of computer giant HP, which is widely considered the pioneering startup of Silicon Valley. Musk commented on the move, saying “I think it’s a poetic transition from the company that founded Silicon Valley to Tesla and we’re very excited to make this our global engineering headquarters in California.”
Governor Newsom also commented on Tesla’s success over the last two decades, saying “If you want to be big, be big in big things.” He went on to say that Tesla had “the opportunity to transform the automobile industry, to lead the world not just this nation” and that California is “now the fourth largest economy in the world. Eat your heart out Germany”.
The relocation of Tesla’s engineering headquarters back to Silicon Valley is a strategic move for the company. Not only will it have access to the tech ecosystem of Silicon Valley, but it will also be able to recruit from some of the best engineering talent in the world. Tesla has already taken advantage of this opportunity by launching a recruitment drive for its engineering team in California.
The return of Tesla to its roots in Silicon Valley is an exciting development for both the company and the state of California. With its new engineering headquarters, Tesla will be able to continue its mission of transforming the automobile industry and leading the world in clean energy technology.
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