Gigafactory Texas will see production of Tesla robot
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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 is considering new locations for Tesla's retro-future burgers-and-bots experiment, and Texas may be on the menu. The Tesla CEO recently hinted that the Austin-based automaker may open another Tesla Diner near Gigafactory Texas, outside Austin.
As we reported last week, Tesla is heading to Nevada. It's not going for the gambling or the scenery or the other entertainments on tap, but for the land -- specifically, the land at{}2641 Portofino Drive, located at the{}Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center.