Like many automakers right now, Tesla is using its engineering expertise to build ventilators for hospitals to help treat patients infected by the coronavirus disease since they are in critically short supply. To prevent taking supplies away from the medial industry, Tesla is producing its own in-house ventilator out of car parts. Tesla's ventilator isn't finished yet, but a video published by the automaker showcases a work-in-progress prototype.



Tesla engineers demonstrate how the prototype utilizes components from a Model 3 infotainment system. "We want to use parts that we know really well, we know the reliability of and we can go really fast and they are available in volume," Tesla's Engineering Director Joe Mardall explains.