Author 丨 Zhang Zhidong
Responsible editor 丨 Cui Liwen
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Although he only has a college degree, it does not prevent Elon Musk from being elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Yesterday, the National Academy of Engineering announced a new list of winners, the most eye-catching of which is the selection of Musk, the car circle Internet celebrity, the currency circle trader, the TESLA CEO, and the SpaceX helmsman Musk. After that, Musk will no longer be just a simple Silicon Valley Iron Man, but transformed into a new American "horse academician".
It is reported that the core reason why Musk was elected as a member of the American Academy of Engineering was identified as an achievement from SpaceX. As the CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX, Musk is believed to have achieved leapfrog breakthroughs in the reusability of rockets and the design and manufacture of new energy systems.
Of course, Musk's influence is not just in the space field. Its companies include not only the well-known Tesla and SpaceX, but also neural computer interface company Neuralink, the underground tunnel The Broing Company, and solar power generation company SolarCity.
In fact, it is not difficult to find out from the industries involved in these companies why Musk is called the leader of the American technology community after Jobs.
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What he pushed was "Made in the USA."
Automobile and aerospace can be said to be two veritable pearls in the manufacturing industry. A large part of Musk's achievements come from Tesla and SpaceX, especially the subtle promotion of "Made in America". That's right, Musk did.
At the 2019 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, the "two-horse session" was the big flashpoint at that time. For the two at that time, the most memorable scene is that Musk said that humans had the first chance to leave earth to live, and Ma Yun humored, saying that he had just returned from Mars.
The reason why I mention this past, the author is actually lamenting the wonderful fate between Musk and Ma Yun.
Looking back at the beginning of Musk's business, what he did was much the same as what Ma Yun did. The Zip2 company created by Musk, similar to the current Dianping, helped companies build yellow pages on the Internet and obtained the first bucket of gold for them; the second bucket of gold came from PayPal, which is an electronic payment company, which is similar to the current Alipay.
In other words, the former Musk has every chance to become a business giant like Ma Yun, but he himself has chosen another path - technology manufacturing.
As the birthplace of the Internet, the United States has always been the admired place of the Internet. Just as China is proud to enter the "big factory" position, Google, Facebook (now renamed Meta), Microsoft, Amazon and other giant companies offer, but also often people are eager to get. But now the US job market has changed a lot.
According to the relevant research data of the US business insider, Musk's SpaceX and Tesla ranked in the top two of the most desired list of AMERICAN engineering students, pressing NASA, Apple, Google, Boeing and other "old companies".
And it is worth mentioning that the former American aerospace major has been monopolized by ULA, Boeing, Nogg and other companies, and the salary level is not as high as it is now, but the success of SpaceX has brought many changes. With the influx of more capital, the overall level of aerospace science and technology in the United States, especially civil space technology, has been further developed.
What kind of talent does the United States need, or what kind of entrepreneurs does the United States need? While the title of "Academician of the Academy of Engineering" seems to have some elements of recognition in it, it is certain that the United States is encouraging the emergence of more "Musk-style" talent.
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A "compromise" from the president
Musk has sat on the throne of the world's richest man more than once, like the "man chosen by God" in the TV series. The source of all this comes from the addition of Tesla stock, and it has to be admitted that Tesla is now one of the most valuable car companies with the highest market value and the most valuable.
It's just interesting that last year, US President Joe Biden did not intend to admit Tesla's industry status and achievements.
Looking back at the past year, according to relevant statistics, Tesla's cumulative global sales in 2021 exceeded 930,000 vehicles, occupying 14.4% of the market share, ranking first in the sales list of new energy vehicles. Under such an explosive start, Tesla was selectively ignored by the US official.
Last year, Biden issued a new executive order — by 2030, half of all new cars sold in the U.S. will be zero emissions. At that time, Biden led a number of American camp manufacturers such as General Motors and Ford to envision the future of electrification of the American automotive industry. However, what is unexpected is that such an important occasion did not invite Tesla related personnel to the scene.
Afterwards, Musk publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with being snubbed on Twitter. The industry also generally believes that Tesla has been "excluded" by Biden, and it is not known whether the relevant reason is because of competition within the industry or whether the union is obstructing it.
Fast forward to 2022, and the moment the two poles reversed, it happened shortly before Musk was elected a member of the American Academy of Engineering.
In a speech to promote the construction of electric vehicle infrastructure in the United States, Biden publicly acknowledged Tesla's important role for the first time, pointing out that Tesla is currently the largest electric vehicle manufacturer in the United States, and also listed Tesla as a typical example of companies investing in American manufacturing.
"Since 2021, U.S. automakers have announced more than $200 billion in domestic manufacturing investments, from iconic traditional manufacturers like GM and Ford building eviction car production, to Tesla, the largest electric vehicle maker in the U.S., to emerging startups like Rivian."
Tesla's contribution to the US automotive industry is obvious to all, especially in the pure electric new energy vehicle track, which has changed the situation that American car companies have been suppressed by Toyota, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and other car companies for a long time, and even rely on their own cost control, full-stack self-research and other advantages, which in turn erodes the market share of Japanese and German cars.
Of course, then again, Musk's election to the U.S. Academy of Engineering, while very American, didn't make much of a fuss. You know, Musk's transformation into a "horse academician" is not a special case, before that, Microsoft's Bill Gates, Apple's Jobs, Google's Larry Page, and Amazon's Bezos, etc., have also been elected academicians of the Academy of Engineering.
However, it is worth vigilance that it is not difficult to see from the "academician" titles awarded in the United States over the years that an incentive for "American manufacturing" is quietly being promoted. So in this case, how should "China's big manufacturing" be recruited? Who will become China's Musk?
Zhang Zhidong
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