Tesla plans to start training Optimus at its Austin factory

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

4 key takeaways impacting Austin from Tesla's latest earnings report

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.
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Tesla may train its Optimus robot army at Austin facility, report claims

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 ...

Gigafactory Texas will see production of Tesla robot at 'much higher volume' than California

The Austin automaker picked a California plant to produce Optimus 3. But Tesla's next-gen Optimus 4 humanoid will be produced ...

Tesla, Waymo urge Congress to accelerate self-driving deployment amid safety probes

The hearing comes after Waymo reported one of its vehicles struck a child near an elementary school in California.
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Tesla Gaslights Investors About Its Unsupervised Robotaxi Rides in Austin

Tesla claims that "Robotaxi rides without any safety monitors" are now available in Austin, but the safety monitors appear to ride in a following vehicle ...

Tesla's Austin Gigafactory becomes a training site for Optimus robots

Workers at Tesla's Texas facility were briefed on the plan during a recent town hall, individuals familiar with the meeting told Business Insider. The company intends ...

Tesla Bets Everything on Robotaxis, Kills Model S and Model X for Robot Factory Space

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) made a bold move this week, during the company’s Q4 2025 earnings call: CEO Elon Musk unveiled a ...