This will be a glorious failure.
Elon Musk says Tesla ending Models S and X production, converting Fremont factory lines to make Optimus robots
Submitted 10 hours ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/28/tesla-ending-model-s-x-production.html
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LordMayor@piefed.social 10 hours ago
aramis87@fedia.io 8 hours ago
Even if his robots were ready for primetime (they're not), I don't see how he's going to be able to price them affordably, given the RAM shortages.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 52 minutes ago
They might have at least a few years worth of contracts in place. Beyond that, hopefully the current ram situation sorts itself out?
pdxfed@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
They don’t need to be affordable, they will be subscribed to. What, poor, you don’t have the iRobot subscription?
Teppic@piefed.social 10 hours ago
So basically the cars are not selling, but he doesn’t want to be seen to be closing the factories.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 58 minutes ago
The S and X haven’t really sold well since the model 3/y were ramped up. Even before the nazi shit they were low, and he’s hinted a couple times before that as well that their days were numbered.
AWistfulNihilist@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
It’s total bullshit. They don’t need to do anything to the factory. They haven’t made X and Y in Fremont for 2 years. There isn’t anything to retool or any space to reuse.
The factory already frequently takes manufacturing breaks for days at a time. If he had a robot to build, they have capacity, but let’s not fool ourselves. There is nothing to manufacture or deliver.
This is just him hoping he can fool people into thinking they still even need his factories at full capacity. Pretty sure they don’t.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
This. They’ll shut down for retooling, open up to churn out a small number of robots that do nothing, and claim success while firing most of the staff.
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Well the contract he signed for $1 trillion by 2035 specifies he has to deploy 1 million robots and 1 million robots taxis. Which I can see happening.
The issue I see with it is he has to get Tesla car deliveries up to 20 million a year. To put that into perspective, new car sales in the U.S. has never hit 20 million vehicles that I know of. Globally I just saw their sales were at less than 2 million.
So chopping the $80,000+ models and keeping the ~$40,000 models that make up 97% of their sales makes sense. He needs something that will gather a lot of new sales, and there aren’t mass amounts of people with $100k to buy a new car.
CubitOom@infosec.pub 7 hours ago
devolution@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Or I’m a fucking Nazi and no one will by my shit anymore.
ripcord@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Sadly, lots of fucking morons are still buying their shit.
Fewer, but lots.
123@programming.dev 10 hours ago
There’s going to be plenty of idiots that will see the never proven mostly unusable robot as a good thing for the company. Another trillion dollar bonus package approved!
AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 hours ago
lol this is hilarious. kick the bucket+++++++. this may be fun to watch.
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
Keeping with Tesla’s Swasticar theme, the new Model S will be the called the SS.
phutatorius@lemmy.zip 37 minutes ago
“Twice as fascist!”
just_another_person@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Ain’t nobody gonna buy your stupid Nazibots either, di ckhead. You are universally despised.
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
Not universally unfortunately. Republicans/racists still think he’s pretty great.
k0e3@lemmy.ca 3 hours ago
Still? I hardly hear about the guy’s antics anymore.
adespoton@lemmy.ca 9 hours ago
Optimus robots? Do they have a crossover truck model called Prime? Is it actually a decepticon?
Maeve@kbin.earth 7 hours ago
Crowd control Decepticon
ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
Wtf is going on in that picture? Is there a Tesla with Delorean doors?
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
They are called Gull-Wing Doors and yes, the model X.
ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
Huh, I had no idea. Literally never seen that until now. And they’re called Delorean doors, thank you!
W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 4 hours ago
RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Lol
veeesix@lemmy.ca 9 hours ago
Thinking about this further down the road: What happens when the company stops making cars altogether or drops support? Do these smart cars still function without having to call home, or do they effectively become bricks on wheels?
AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 hours ago
Bricks on wheels. They leverage AWS services last spelunking showed.
clifmo@programming.dev 9 hours ago
Did Tesla stock go up on this glorious news?
phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
Actually better than expected, so yes.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Ironically, yes
Pappabosley@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
themurphy@lemmy.ml 2 hours ago
Damn. It’s the end then. That can only mean the robots are ready for the streets. Literally, THE STREETS.
Think about it. He’s in the government (non-elected) and they are deploying ICE agents everywhere.
The robots will 100% be seen standing at street corners “keeping the peace” within a year.
Omfg am I crazy, or is this realistic? Please just tell me I’m wrong and there’s no chance.
Canigou@jlai.lu 1 hour ago
You’re not crazy, just slightly panicked. They won’t be in the streets within a year. It will certainly take at least TWO years to get there ! Please, lets all remain reasonable.
Canigou@jlai.lu 1 hour ago
Also, I think Hyundai/Boston Dynamics will get there first :
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Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
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