Tesla is preparing to turn its Austin manufacturing hub into a proving ground for its humanoid robots, positioning the Texas site as both a car plant and a training arena for Optimus. Internal briefings to staff suggest the company wants to capture human work on the factory floor and feed that data into an emerging

As it reported another quarter and year of disappointing financial results, the automaker and CEO Elon Musk talked up plans that could have impacts in Texas.

The Austin push is planned for February, insiders told Business Insider. Tesla has been training Optimus in its Fremont factory for more than a year.

Tesla has picked the Austin, Texas, area as the site for its largest auto assembly plant employing at least 5,000 workers. The company will build on a 2,100-acre tract in Travis County and will get more than $60 million in tax breaks from the county and a ...