Tesla will end Model S and X production
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CEO Elon Musk declared this week that the company’s Optimus 3 humanoid robot will “move the needle” on US GDP, backing the claim with a $20 billion capital spending commitment focused on robotics and autonomous vehicles.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced a $2B investment into xAI and the discontinuation of Model S and Model X in order to support Optimus robot production.
The company announced it was ending production of its higher-end Model S and Model Y, and turning that production space over to making humanoid robots.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last week, Musk said that Tesla is “planning to make its Optimus robots available for sale to the public by the end of 2027.” That is when Tesla will be confident that the robots will be highly reliable, safe and functional. The robots will be able to perform any task, he said.