Tesla

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The electric-car company developing the Optimus humanoid robot.

Tesla was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas, known for its electric vehicles and FSD driver-assistance system. Its embodied AI project is the Optimus humanoid robot: unveiled at AI Day in August 2021, with a second generation shown in December 2023, built around reusing the vision neural networks, batteries, and motor supply chain from Tesla's self-driving effort. In June 2025, project lead Milan Kovac departed, with Autopilot lead Ashok Elluswamy taking over. Elon Musk has said the target price is around $30,000; the Fremont factory is installing a line meant for a million units a year, with an even larger line planned at the Texas factory. As of September 2026, a third generation intended for mass production had not yet been unveiled. Optimus's production plans have driven a wave of domestic Chinese parts suppliers, referred to as the 'Tesla supply chain' (T链).

Also called: Tesla Optimus team
Related: Tesla Optimus · Tesla Optimus V3 (Optimus Gen 3) · Tesla (Optimus) Supply Chain · Tesla FSD v12 · Tesla AI Day · Mass Production
Sources: Optimus (robot) - Wikipedia
As of: 2026-09