Tesla’s push to refocus on humanoid robots and autonomous vehicles may be headed for a slower start than CEO Elon Musk’s bullish timelines previously promised.
Musk said Tuesday that production for the company’s planned Cybercab robotaxis and its humanoid Optimus robots will “ramp” slower than expected, even as he sells investors on a future powered by AI and automation.
Replying to a post from content creator and Tesla investor Sawyer Merritt, in which he noted Cybercab production is set to begin in fewer than 100 days, Musk flagged a caveat.
With the important caveat that initial production is always very slow and follows an S-curve.
The speed of the production ramp is inversely proportionate to how many new parts and steps there are.
