This seems to be a pretty common sentiment in the Tesla/SpaceX fan community.

It may be difficult to find someone Musk trusts as much as Shotwell, given her lengthy, loyal tenure alongside him.

It might already have happened - Jerome just became president of Tesla automotive. Sounds to me that this means one of the long-time Tesla VPs moved into a position to take over a lot of the direct management duties from Elon and also be a steadying force.

Agree. It goes to show Elon doesn't need to be as hands-on as he appears to be when he has a good 2IC on board.

The Earth could absolutely use more Gwynne Shotwells. She is amazing.