Musk denies a hidden Optimus fleet and warns that production will be slow

Speculation suggested Tesla had already produced large numbers of Optimus humanoid robots without revealing them. In the report, Elon Musk rejected the interpretation that mass production was already under way and explained that an initial production ramp for a new product could be slow. Demonstrations, trials inside a factory and mass production for sale to outside customers are different stages. The topic concerns how to assess progress toward commercialization without confusing production targets with actual shipments, including repeatable task performance and maintenance costs. Earlier poll closed · Unclear question and choices (review 2026-09-14) Question, choices, votes, comments, links and sources retained Separate questions · No combined results or time-series comparison Separate question: https://askrs.com/en/t/news-scope-20260914-37