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Tesla Q1 revenue rises 16%, plans humanoid robot
Tesla plans to debut its third-generation humanoid robot in mid-2026 and start preparing a large-scale robot factory in the second quarter.
🔗 Source: China Daily
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Tesla’s robot plan is a multi-billion-dollar shift away from cars
- Tesla plans to spend more than US$20 billion in 2026. That is over twice its earlier forecast. The increase funds humanoid robots, autonomous vehicles, and AI (AI) 1.
- Tesla is cutting Model S and Model X production while shifting factory space to Optimus, its humanoid robot project 1.
- The reworked Fremont, California, plant is meant to reach 1 million robots a year over time 1.
- Optimus could bring in more than US$10 trillion in revenue over the long run, said Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla 2.
Tesla leans on its China factory for non-US markets as tariffs rise
- The Shanghai Gigafactory ships vehicles across Asia-Pacific and serves as a global export base for Tesla 3.
- Cars built there go to buyers in China plus export markets in Asia and Europe 4.
- Tariffs are weighing more on the business. As Megafactory Shanghai ramps up, Tesla is using that site to serve non-U.S. demand and sidestep some tariffs, said Vaibhav Taneja, CFO of Tesla 3.
- Shanghai also makes energy storage products, which broadens Tesla’s output beyond cars. Tesla says production there is helping its energy storage business grow 3.
