Missed5,000 Optimus robots in 2025
“The normal internal plan calls for roughly 10,000 Optimus robots to be built this year. Will we succeed in …”
“My prediction is next year we'll have over 1,000, maybe a few thousand, Optimus robots working at Tesla.”
— Elon Musk · Jun 13, 2024 · 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting (official Tesla YouTube channel), June 13 2024 1:30:06 ↗
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 1:30:06 — 2024 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING (OFFICIAL TESLA YOUTUBE CHANNEL), JUNE 13 2024
What actually happened
Tesla did not have 1,000+ Optimus robots working in its factories by end of 2025. On the Q4 2025 earnings call Musk conceded Optimus 'is not in usage in our factories in a material way,' and reporting indicates Tesla built only a few hundred units against a 10,000-unit internal plan. Electrek — Tesla pushes Optimus V3 reveal later this year - again ↗
The Progression
Jun 13, 2024
The promise: “My prediction is next year we'll have over 1,000, maybe a few thousand, Optimus robots working at Tesla.” · 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting (official Tesla YouTube channel), June 13 2024 1:30:06 ↗
Dec 31, 2025
Deadline passed. Tesla did not have 1,000+ Optimus robots working in its factories by end of 2025. On the Q4 2025 earnings call Musk conceded Optimus 'is not in usage in our factories in a material way,' and reporting indicates Tesla built only a few hundred units against a 10,000-unit internal plan. Electrek — Tesla pushes Optimus V3 reveal later this year - again ↗
Today · Jul 16, 2026
Status: Missed · 197 days past due. Never happened.
At Tesla's June 2024 shareholder meeting, Musk predicted over a thousand — maybe a few thousand — Optimus robots would be working in Tesla factories during 2025. Production reporting through late 2025 put the actual count at a few hundred units built, with limited factory deployment.
Receipts
LAST CHECKED 2026-07-05- [VIDEO] 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting (official Tesla YouTube channel), June 13 2024 @ 1:30:06
- [REPORT] yahoo.com
- [TRANSCRIPT] Teslarati full meeting transcript
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