Elon Musk

CEO of Tesla. Most public industrial advocate of humanoid replacement. On April 22, 2026 (Tesla Q1 earnings call) framed Optimus as "the biggest product…

CEO · Tesla

CEO of Tesla. Most public industrial advocate of humanoid replacement. On April 22, 2026 (Tesla Q1 earnings call) framed Optimus as "the biggest product ever," confirmed Fremont Model S/X line ends in early May 2026 for Optimus reinstall, and targeted 1M Optimus units/year by 2029–30. In January 2026 publicly predicted AI and robotics will make work "optional" within 10–20 years and that humanoid robots "will actually eliminate poverty."

Notable quotes

  • "I think Optimus will be our biggest product, not just Tesla's biggest product ever, but probably the biggest product ever." — Tesla Q1 2026 earnings call, 2026-04-22
  • "It will move as fast as the least lucky, slowest, dumbest part in the entire 10,000." — Tesla Q1 2026 earnings call, 2026-04-22 (on Optimus production fragility)
  • "I think we feel confident in getting to 1 million units per year in less than five years, maybe four years. So by 2030, I feel confident in predicting 1 million Optimus units per year. It might be 2029." — Tesla Q1 2026 earnings call, 2026-04-22
  • "It is impossible to predict these things." — Tesla Q1 2026 earnings call, 2026-04-22 (on Optimus production rates for 2026; verified verbatim in Inc. coverage)

First seen: 2026-04-30 · Last seen: 2026-05-26 · 4 mentions