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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 towards the end of next year.”
— Elon Musk · Oct 23, 2025 · Tesla Q3 2025 earnings call transcript (Motley Fool), Oct 22 2025 ↗
What actually happened

Fetched Sep 13 2026: Wikipedia's Optimus page still has no 1-million-unit 2026 production start; Gen 3 remains unrevealed as of the last Tesla official language. Electrek Sep 7: XPeng started IRON production while Tesla is still converting the Fremont car line, V3 reveal slipping, output 'quite slow' if/when it starts. Tesla's Q2 2026 shareholder update (July 22) said first-generation Optimus lines are being installed at Fremont with production 'anticipated later this year' at a design capacity of 1 million/year — not that a million-unit line is running. Status stays pending through the Dec 31 2026 deadline. Wikipedia — Optimus (robot), fetched Sep 13 2026: V3 unrevealed; 1M/year is still a designed-capacity target, not a running line ↗

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Oct 23, 2025
The promise: “We're going to be building a million units Optimus production line, hopefully with the production start towards the end of next year.” · Tesla Q3 2025 earnings call transcript (Motley Fool), Oct 22 2025 ↗
Today · Sep 17, 2026
Status: Pending · 105 days left. Still waiting.

On Tesla's October 2025 earnings call, Musk said the company would build an Optimus production line with capacity for a million units, with production starting toward the end of 2026. The deadline has not yet passed.

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