According to Sawyer Merritt, Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm highlighted that if Elon Musk’s 2025 CEO Performance Award plan is not approved, Tesla risks losing Musk’s executive leadership, which has been crucial for driving extraordinary shareholder returns and advancing AI-driven technologies in autonomous vehicles and robotics (source: Sawyer Merritt on Twitter). This development could significantly impact Tesla’s AI innovation roadmap, affecting autonomous driving, energy AI solutions, and robotics, and may create opportunities for competitors and AI startups to attract top talent and capture market share in the rapidly evolving automotive AI sector.