Tesla ends Model S and X production to build humanoid robots
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Tesla's ending Model S and X production at its Fremont plant to build a million Optimus robots annually amid plunging profits and sales.
During the company’s latest earnings call, CEO Elon Musk revealed that Tesla plans to wind down production of its longest-running vehicles — the Model S and Model X — and repurpose a key California factory to build humanoid robots instead.
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