The EV maker has started producing its Optimus humanoid on high-volume factory lines
Tesla, the US EV, energy and AI company, develops the Optimus humanoid. Its Q3 2026 update states that Optimus production began on high-volume lines in Fremont, yielding its first production-quality bots. Press reports say the Fremont line is planned for 1 million units a year with a larger line planned in Texas, and that deliveries to outside companies, industrial first, are expected around the end of 2027.
Third-generation Optimus now produced on Fremont's high-volume lines, described in Tesla's update as its first production-quality bots. Press reports cite 22-DoF hands. Not yet sold externally.
ImageTesla's general-purpose humanoid. Gen 2 hands had 11 DOF, and a 22-DOF hand was shown in November 2024. Tesla's Q1 2026 update says first-generation production lines are being installed in anticipation of volume production.
In Q3 2026 early Optimus production started in Fremont, in space freed by removing the Model S/X lines; Musk said reaching full capacity will take about a year, and external deliveries are reported for around end-2027.
Tesla's Q1 2026 update says Giga Texas is being prepared for a second-generation line designed for long-term capacity of 10 million robots a year. No start date was given.
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