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Optimus V3 unveiled within a few months (mid-2026)
“We will probably unveil Optimus 3 in a few months. I think it's going to be quite surprising to people.”
Tesla predictions, scored.
Robotaxis, FSD, Cybertruck, Roadster, Optimus — the densest prediction portfolio on record. Scorecard so far: 36 delivered · 52 missed · 30 still open.
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Optimus V3 production starts late July/August 2026
“Start of production is, we're assuming, somewhere around the late July, August timeframe.”
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Owner cars added to robotaxi network next year (2026)
“I'd say confidently next year. I'm not sure when next year, but confidently next year, people would be able…”
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Optimus high-volume external production 2026
“In 2026, ramping up production quite a bit. And at that point, we'll be providing Optimus robots to outside…”
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Optimus production line 1 million units by end of 2026
“We're going to be building a million units Optimus production line, hopefully with the production start tow…”
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Robotaxis covering a quarter to half of the US by end of 2026
“We expect to have fully autonomous vehicles in probably somewhere between a quarter and half of the United …”
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Robotaxi operating in a dozen or so states by end of 2026
“We certainly hope to have unsupervised FSD or Robotaxi operating in, I don't know, a dozen or so states by …”
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FSD v15 complete software overhaul by end of 2026
“Version 15, hopefully by the end of this year, but certainly by early next year. That will be a complete ov…”
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Tesla Roadster production 2027
“The Roadster production version will be unveiled on April 1, 2026, and production would begin in 2027.”
goalposts: 2020 → 2021 → 2022 → 2023 → 2024 → 2025 → 2027 · moved 6×
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AI5 chip production 2026-2027
“AI5 will begin sample and limited production in 2026, with high-volume manufacturing expected in 2027.”
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Roadster 0-60 in under 1 second
“0-60mph < 1 sec. And that is the least interesting part”
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Roadster 620 mile range
“The 200-kWh battery is said to provide up to 620 miles of range.”
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Roadster SpaceX package with thrusters
“SpaceX option package for new Tesla Roadster will include ~10 small rocket thrusters arranged seamlessly ar…”
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20 million cars per year by 2030
“We do see Tesla reaching 20M vehicles/year probably before 2030, but that requires consistently excellent e…”
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Optimus $20-30k price point
“An Optimus robot could cost between $20,000 and $30,000, or less than a car in the long term.”
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Optimus 1 million units/year in 5-6 years
“It's probably on the order of five years, maybe six to get to a million units a year.”
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Optimus 10x production ramp each year
“If we aspire to an order of magnitude ramp per year, perhaps we only end up with a half order of magnitude …”
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Optimus under $20000
“It is expected to cost much less than a car. I would say, probably less than $20,000, would be my guess.”
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Tesla worth 10× today's most valuable company
“a valuation 10 times that of the most valuable company today”
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Robovan will be produced (no timeline given)
“We’re going to make this, and it’s going to look like that.”
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Fremont S/X lines become an Optimus factory making 1M robots/year
“We are going to take the Model S and X production space in our Fremont factory and convert that into an Opt…”
Missed
Roadster debut in a month or so (May/June 2026)
“We may be able to debut that in a month or so. It requires a lot of testing and validation before we can ac…”
Missed
Roadster production version debuts April 2026
“The next generation Roadster which we're hoping to debut in April... It's gonna be something out of this wo…”
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FSD approval in Europe (and maybe China) by February 2026
“We hope to get Supervised Full Self-Driving approval in Europe, hopefully next month, and then maybe a simi…”
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500 robotaxis in Austin by end of 2025
“Probably we'll have a thousand cars or more in the Bay Area by the end of this year, probably 500 or more i…”
Missed
Robotaxis in half of US population by end of 2025
“I think we'll probably have autonomous ride hailing in probably half the population of the U.S. by the end …”
Missed
Cybertruck 250,000 units/year by 2025
“I think we'll end up with roughly 0.25 million Cybertrucks a year, but we're not -- I don't think we're goi…”
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Tesla Roadster production 2025
“With respect to Roadster, we've completed most of the engineering. And I think there's still some upgrades …”
goalposts: 2020 → 2021 → 2022 → 2023 → 2024 → 2025 · moved 5×
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1,000+ Optimus robots in Tesla factories by 2025
“My prediction is next year we'll have over 1,000, maybe a few thousand, Optimus robots working at Tesla.”
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5,000 Optimus robots in 2025
“The normal internal plan calls for roughly 10,000 Optimus robots to be built this year. Will we succeed in …”
Missed
Genuinely useful Optimus robots inside Tesla in 2025
“Tesla will have genuinely useful humanoid robots in low production for Tesla internal use next year and, ho…”
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Unsupervised FSD in Texas and California in 2025 (We, Robot)
“We do expect to start fully autonomous unsupervised FSD in Texas and California next year. That's with the …”
Missed
FSD price will keep increasing
“The FSD price will continue to rise as the software gets closer to full self-driving capability with regula…”
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Tesla Semi volume production 2024
“We're tentatively aiming for 50,000 units in 2024 for Tesla Semi in North America.”
goalposts: 2019 → 2020 → 2022 → 2024 → 2025 · moved 3×
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HW3 sufficient for FSD
“April 22nd, 2019. Elon Musk mentioned that all Tesla vehicles had the hardware necessary for Full Self Driv…”
Missed
Tesla Roadster production 2023
“Assuming 2022 is not mega drama, new Roadster should ship in 2023.”
goalposts: 2020 → 2021 → 2022 → 2023 · moved 3×
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Optimus production ready by 2023
“I think we have a shot at being in production for version one of Optimus hopefully next year.”
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$25,000 fully autonomous Tesla in ~3 years (Battery Day)
“About 3 years from now, we're confident we can make a very compelling $25,000 electric vehicle that's also …”
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Tesla Roadster production 2022
“Finishing engineering this year, production starts next year. Aiming to have release candidate design driva…”
goalposts: 2020 → 2021 → 2022 · moved 2×
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Optimus doing factory tasks by 2022
“Tesla's humanoid robot, Optimus, would be operational in factories by 2022.”
Missed
Tesla Network car sharing before robotaxi
“Probably will make sense to enable car sharing in advance of the robotaxi fleet, because the car sharing ca…”
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'Shocked if we do not achieve FSD safer than human' in 2022
“I would be shocked if we do not achieve full self-driving safer than human this year. I would be shocked.”
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Tesla Roadster production 12-18 months (mid-late 2021)
“Tesla plans to tentatively build the Roadster in California and production would be in the next 12 to 18 mo…”
goalposts: 2020 → mid-2021 · moved 1×
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4680 pilot plant at 10 GWh/year within a year (Battery Day)
“It will take about a year to reach the 10 gigawatt hour capacity.”
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Cars with no steering wheel/pedals in 2 years (2021)
“Probably 2 years from now, we'll make a car that has no steering wheels or pedals.”
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Autonomous robotaxis in 2020
“I feel very confident predicting that there will be autonomous robotaxis from Tesla next year — not in all …”
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Level 5 autonomy complete by end of 2020
“I'm extremely confident that level five - or essentially complete autonomy - will happen and I think will h…”
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Robotaxi functionality in 2020
“[Robotaxi] functionality still looking good for this year. Regulatory approval is the big unknown.”
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FSD reliable enough for no attention by end of 2020
“Full self-driving reliable enough that you do not need to pay attention, in our opinion, won't be available…”
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Tesla Roadster production 2020
“Musk floated a starting price of $200,000, indicating that delivery would start by the year 2020.”
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Robotaxi $30k/year income for owners
“Each Tesla could generate $30,000 in gross income for owners each year if operated as a robotaxi.”
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FSD feature complete in a few months
“It's looking like we might be feature-complete in a few months. The feature-complete just means like it has…”
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1 million robotaxis on roads by 2020
“From our standpoint, if you fast forward a year, maybe a year and three months, but next year for sure, we'…”
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Full Self-Driving feature complete by end of 2019
“While it's going to be tight, it still does appear that we will be at least in limited -- in early access r…”
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Tesla Semi production in 2019
“Elon Musk first unveiled the Tesla Semi in 2017 with a promised 2019 launch.”
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Year of the solar roof 2019
“This is definitely going to be the year of the solar roof and PowerWall.”
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500,000 cars in 2019
“Tesla made 0 cars in 2011, but will make around 500k in 2019”
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Autonomy 'a solved problem' — 'there in a few years' (2015)
“I almost view it as like a solved problem. We know exactly what to do, and we'll be there in a few years.”
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'Machine that builds the machine' v1.0 in 2018
“A first principles physics analysis of automotive production suggests that somewhere between a 5 to 10 fold…”
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First full self-driving features in V9 (August 2018)
“That issue is better in latest Autopilot software rolling out now & fully fixed in August update as part of…”
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LA to NYC autonomous drive by end of 2017
“Our goal is, and I feel pretty good about this goal, that we'll be able to do a demonstration drive of full…”
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20,000 Model 3s per month by December 2017
“Looks like we can reach 20,000 Model 3 cars per month in Dec”
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Tesla 'urban transport' bus unveiled in 2017
“In addition to consumer vehicles, there are two other types of electric vehicle needed: heavy-duty trucks a…”
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90% autopilot capable by 2015
“A Tesla car next year will probably be 90-percent capable of autopilot. Like, so 90 percent of your miles c…”
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Model X volume production in Q2 2015
“And of course it'll have a dual motor all-wheel drive, and we expect to start to reach volume production in…”
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Battery swap stations across Tesla network (2013)
“The only decision you need to make when you come to one of our Tesla stations is, do you prefer faster or f…”
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Taking Tesla private at $420 — funding secured (2018)
“Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.”
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Solar roof will cost less than a normal roof (2016)
“It's looking quite promising that a solar roof will actually cost less than a normal roof before you even t…”
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'Solid metal snake' auto-charger for Tesla cars (2014)
“Btw, we are actually working on a charger that automatically moves out from the wall & connects like a soli…”
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Add your Tesla to a shared fleet with one tap (2016)
“You will also be able to add your car to the Tesla shared fleet just by tapping a button on the Tesla phone…”
Delivered · Late
Driverless robotaxis in Austin by end of 2025
“We are expecting to have no safety drivers in at least large parts of Austin by the end of this year.”
Delivered
Model S and X production ends next quarter (Q2 2026)
“We expect to wind down S and X production next quarter and basically stop production of Model S and X next …”
Delivered
Partial
Cybercab mass production Q2 2026
“The single biggest expansion in production will be the Cybercab, which starts production in Q2 next year.”
Delivered
Cybercab in production before 2027 (We, Robot)
“Musk said he expects the Cybercab to be in production 'probably in 2026' — 'I tend to be a little optimisti…”
Partial
Driverless robotaxis in 3 weeks (from Dec 2025)
“There will be Tesla Robotaxis operating in Austin with no one in them, not even anyone in the passenger sea…”
Partial
Banish feature (auto-parking after dropoff) in near future
“In the near future, your Tesla will drop you off at the store entrance and then go find a parking spot.”
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New FSD model with 10x parameters (2025)
“Tesla is training a new FSD model with ~10X params and a big improvement to video compression loss. Probabl…”
Delivered
Cars deliver themselves from factory
“First Tesla that drives itself from factory end of line all the way to a customer house is June 28.”
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Optimus performing factory tasks 2024
“Optimus is already performing tasks in our factory.”
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Cybertruck production late 2021
“The company anticipates that production of the lower-priced Cybertrucks should begin in late 2021 with the …”
goalposts: 2021 → 2022 → late 2022 → 2023 · moved 3×
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Cybertruck volume production in 2022
“If we get lucky, we'll be able to do a few deliveries toward the end of this year, but I expect volume prod…”
goalposts: 2022 → 2023 → late 2023 · moved 2×
Delivered
Cybertruck bulletproof
“It is literally bulletproof to a 9 mm handgun, that's how strong the skin is.”
Delivered
Semi 500 mile range
“That is 500 miles at maximum weight, at highway speed, so you are doing 60 mph. That is the worst case scen…”
Delivered
FSD wide release Nov 2022
“Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta is now available to anyone in North America who requests it from the car scree…”
Delivered
Optimus prototype by 2022
“We're also good at sensors and batteries and we'll probably have a prototype next year that looks like this.”
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Giga Berlin and Giga Texas start production in 2021
“We're also building Giga Berlin and Giga Texas, which we expect to start production later this year.”
Delivered · Late
FSD subscription released early 2021
“Absolutely. We will release FSD subscription early next year.”
Delivered
Tesla matches Apple's $700B market cap by 2025
“If you take this year's revenue, around $6 billion or thereabouts, and if we're able to maintain a 50 perce…”
Delivered
Model Y production early 2020
“Tesla's Model Y would not enter production for another two years and two months.”
Delivered
Shanghai Gigafactory: built by summer, cars by end of 2019
“Aiming to finish initial construction this summer, start Model 3 production end of year & reach high volume…”
Delivered · Late
Tesla insurance launches 'in about a month' (April 2019)
“The answer is, yes, we are creating a Tesla insurance product and we hope to launch that in about a month.”
Partial
$25,000 Tesla by 2019
“About 3 years from now, we're confident we can make a very compelling $25,000 electric vehicle that's also …”
Delivered
Tesla profitable & cash flow positive in Q3 and Q4 2018
“The Economist used to be boring, but smart with a wicked dry wit. Now it's just boring (sigh). Tesla will b…”
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Model 3 5,000/week by Dec 2017
“Looks like we can reach 20,000 Model 3 cars per month in Dec”
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Model 3 5000/week by end of Q2 2018
“As for Model 3 production, we continue to make significant progress every day, and we're targeting a weekly…”
Delivered
Australia's big battery in 100 days or it's free
“Tesla will get the system installed and working 100 days from contract signature or it is free. That seriou…”
Delivered
Tesla Semi unveiled in 2017 (Master Plan, Part Deux)
“In addition to consumer vehicles, there are two other types of electric vehicle needed: heavy-duty trucks a…”
Partial
Supercharging free for Model S buyers, forever (2013)
“At Tesla we developed something called a Supercharging technology, and we're offering that if you buy a Mod…”
Partial
$3,500 Powerwall starts shipping in 3-4 months (2015)
“The cost of this is $3,500... You can order the Powerwall right now on the Tesla website, and we're going t…”
Delivered · Late
Model X production end of 2013, bulk production in 2014
“We'll start production towards the end of next year, probably deliver a few units, and then bulk production…”
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Drive LA to New York on Superchargers by end of 2013
“By the end of this year, you'll be able to drive from L.A. to New York just using the Supercharger network,…”
Delivered
Model S deliveries start no later than July 2012
“We're going to be starting deliveries no later than July of this year.”
Disputed
Cybertruck can cross rivers, lakes, seas
“Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat, so it can cross rivers, lakes & even seas …”
Disputed
FSD supervised safer than human drivers
“Supervised FSD is vastly safer than human driving. Unsupervised FSD is trending well. Over time, Version 12…”
Disputed
Autopilot 40% safer
“Report highlight: “The data show that the Tesla vehicles crash rate dropped by almost 40 percent after Auto…”
Disputed
Buying non-Tesla is like buying a horse
“It is financially insane to buy anything other than a Tesla. If you buy a car that does not have the hardwa…”
Disputed
LiDAR is a fool's errand
“LiDAR is a fool's errand. Anyone relying on LiDAR is doomed.”
Disputed
Optimus robots at We Robot event were autonomous
“Optimus robots were on display for audience members to interact with.”
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