That ambitious initiative, however, was expected to remain dependent on China’s vast and fast-developing robotics supply chain into the foreseeable future, even as the final assembly of Optimus would be established in the US, according to analysts and industry insiders.

Elon Musk said at the World Economic Forum in Davos that Tesla plans to offer its Optimus humanoid robots for public sale by the end of 2027, setting a target for the program. Speaking with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink on Thursday,

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.

Elon Musk announces the end of Model S and X production to convert the Fremont factory for Optimus robots. Tesla aims for mass robot production by late 2026.

Tesla Inc. is being sued by a woman who said she was injured by falling debris when two forklifts collided while she was visiting the company's Gigafactory Texas near Austin. In a suit filed in state District Court in Travis County, lawyers for Maricela ...

(The Center Square) – The first battery-grade lithium hydroxide refining facility in North America is now operational in Texas. In May 2023, Gov. Greg Abbott, Tesla founder Elon Musk and other officials broke ground at what would become Tesla North America’s new lithium refinery in Robstown. By January 2026, it was fully operational.