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Tesla has released time-lapse footage showing the decommissioning of its original Model S and Model X assembly line at Fremont in 46 days, with limited Optimus Gen 3 production expected to begin in late July or August 2026 on the converted space targeting one million units per year at full ramp.
Elon Musk has outlined a plan to send construction materials to the Moon and Mars starting in late 2026, with Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robots building infrastructure ahead of human settlement, targeting a self-sustaining Martian city between 2045 and 2055.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has announced a dedicated robotics division tasked with developing hardware, controls, and machine learning for humanoid robots, starting with skilled labor on infrastructure projects and scaling toward a personal robot for everyone.
Tesla is converting its Fremont Model S and Model X line to produce one million Optimus robots annually, but with no consumer sales until late 2027 at the earliest and…
Elon Musk predicted at Forbes' Innovator 250 Celebration that between 100 million and one billion humanoid robots will arrive within five years and that digital intelligence will surpass all human…
Tesla built its last Model S and Model X at Fremont on May 9, ending a combined 14-year production run as the company converts the assembly space to manufacture Optimus…
American digital artist Beeple has installed a group of robot dogs fitted with hyper-realistic silicone heads modeled after Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Andy Warhol, and Pablo Picasso at…
Elon Musk said Tesla will delay the Optimus V3 unveil until closer to its production date, targeting a July-August window, citing concerns that competitors are conducting frame-by-frame analysis of Tesla's…
Tesla has raised its 2026 capital expenditure target to over $25 billion, up from a January forecast of more than $20 billion, as CEO Elon Musk accelerates investment in AI…
Elon Musk has unveiled Terafab, a massive semiconductor facility planned near Austin, Texas, designed to produce custom AI chips for Tesla vehicles, Optimus robots, SpaceX satellites, and xAI models.
Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla and xAI are jointly developing a system called Digital Optimus, combining Tesla hardware with xAI’s Grok model to power real-time AI agents.
SpaceX has acquired xAI, bringing artificial intelligence development directly under its space and launch operations. The move positions space-based compute as a long-term pillar of AI scaling.
Tesla is signaling a strategic pivot away from its Model S and Model X vehicles as it prioritizes investment in autonomous driving systems and its Optimus humanoid robot program.
Elon Musk told World Economic Forum attendees that humanoid robots could outnumber humans and enter mass markets as early as 2027, reshaping labor, economics, and daily life.
Elon Musk says Tesla’s humanoid robots could eventually become more valuable than its electric vehicle business, positioning robotics as the company’s long-term growth engine.
