The expansion will focus on hiring engineers proficient in research development and artificial intelligence.
Musk talked with CNBC about his current thoughts on California.
"I think California should be cautious about taxes and over regulations going too far," he said."Objectively, Tesla has done nothing but increase its footprint in California. Both in terms of manufacturing and engineering and personnel. Every year we've grown our headcount in California without exception."
Since then, Musk has made his political stance clear, characterizing California as a one-party state that is burdened with overregulation and high taxes. Despite those comments, Governor Newsom has praised Musk in multiple interviews withMusk, meanwhile, has emphasized that Tesla is still a major employer in the state and is expanding its operations. In the fourth quarter of 2022, for example,"I'm not anti-California," he told CNBC.
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