Missed1,000+ 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.”
“It's probably on the order of five years, maybe six to get to a million units a year.”
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 49:43 — ELON MUSK | ALL-IN SUMMIT 2024 (ALL-IN PODCAST YOUTUBE), RECORDED SEPT 9 2024, EPISODE PUBLISHED OCT 8 2024
The Progression
Oct 1, 2024
The promise: “It's probably on the order of five years, maybe six to get to a million units a year.” · Elon Musk | All-In Summit 2024 (All-In Podcast YouTube), recorded Sept 9 2024, episode published Oct 8 2024 49:43 ↗
Today · Jul 16, 2026
Status: Pending · 1,629 days left. Still waiting.
Speaking at the All-In Summit in September 2024, Musk estimated Optimus production would take 'on the order of five years, maybe six' to reach a million units a year. That pace points to roughly 2030 for million-unit annual volume. The prediction remains pending against a 2030 deadline.
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LAST CHECKED 2026-06-25- [VIDEO] Elon Musk | All-In Summit 2024 (All-In Podcast YouTube), recorded Sept 9 2024, episode published Oct 8 2024 @ 49:43
- [REPORT] mikekalil.com
- [TRANSCRIPT] HappyScribe transcript of the episode
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