OpenAI VP: Elon's edge comes from co-designing hardware down to the materials
hsu_byron · x · 2026-08-24
- OpenAI VP Liam Fedus amplified Musk's tweet on switching Starship to stainless steel, arguing Elon's companies win in part by co-designing hardware all the way down to the materials: a new alloy unlocked single-piece gigacasting for the Model Y, and a new steel replaced 301 stainless on Starship.
- His key point: materials are the deepest layer of the stack, yet currently one of the least designable.
- Musk added they have since created their own alloys and no longer use 301.
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