WWED quote from Tesla Q1 2026 earnings call
I don't know what the production rate of Optimus will be this year. It is impossible to predict these things. When you have a brand-new product and an entirely new production line, and you have 10,000 unique items, all of which have to go right to ramp production, it'll move as fast as the least lucky, slowest, dumbest part in the entire 10,000.
Tesla Q1 2026 earnings call
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