Tesla boss Elon Musk has had a record-breaking pay package worth $1trillion approved by shareholders.
The pay deal could see the 54-year-old become the first trillionaire and increase his stake in Tesla to 25% or more during the next decade.
Musk addressed shareholders at Tesla's annual general meeting in Texas alongisde dancing robots. "What we're about to embark upon is not merely a new chapter of the future of Tesla, but a whole new book," he said.
"Other shareholder meetings are snoozefests but ours are bangers. Look at this. This is sick," he added.
Musk must significantly raise the electric car firm's market value from $1.5trillion to $8.5trillion by 2035. He must also deliver 20 million vehicles, deploy one million robotaxis on roads, sell one million robots and earn as much as $400billion in profit.
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