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.”
“In 2026, ramping up production quite a bit. And at that point, we'll be providing Optimus robots to outside customers. That will be a production Version 2 of Optimus.”
— Elon Musk · Jul 1, 2024 · Tesla Q2 2024 earnings call transcript (Motley Fool), July 23 2024 ↗
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Jul 1, 2024
The promise: “In 2026, ramping up production quite a bit. And at that point, we'll be providing Optimus robots to outside customers. That will be a production Version 2 of Optimus.” · Tesla Q2 2024 earnings call transcript (Motley Fool), July 23 2024 ↗
Today · Jul 16, 2026
Status: Pending · 168 days left. Still waiting.
On Tesla's Q2 2024 earnings call, Musk said Optimus production would ramp 'quite a bit' in 2026, with a production Version 2 of the robot being provided to outside customers that year. External sales would mark Optimus's shift from internal Tesla experiment to commercial product. The prediction is pending with an end-of-2026 deadline.
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LAST CHECKED 2026-06-23- [TRANSCRIPT] Tesla Q2 2024 earnings call transcript (Motley Fool), July 23 2024
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