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Consumer model

Tesla Optimus

By Tesla · humanoid

Tesla Optimus Gen 2 product hero, from Tesla's official Gen 2 unveiling.
primary-source · Tesla Optimus Gen 2 product hero, from Tesla's official Gen 2 unveiling. · via Tesla

▶ Optimus - Gen 2

primary-source · Tesla's official Optimus Gen 2 unveiling video. Demonstrated autonomy level not explicitly disclosed by Tesla; tagged claimed-only. · via Tesla

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Optimus is not currently available for consumer purchase. Tesla has stated a $20,000 to $30,000 target consumer price contingent on high-volume production. Internal use of Optimus units inside Tesla's own facilities is ongoing as a manufacturer pilot, not a consumer offering.

Tesla Optimus is announced, no delivery date at $20,000-$30,000 (manufacturer target), no capability claims are on file, the model has no verified field deployments in the registry, and no incidents are on record.

Readiness

Availability
announced-no-date

Announced, no delivery date.

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Price honesty
manufacturer-target

One price on file: $20,000-$30,000 (manufacturer target).

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Capability honesty
no-claims

No reviewed capability claims on file for Tesla Optimus.

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Real-world use
research

Maturity: research. No verified deployments in the registry.

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Safety record
no-incidents

No incidents on record. No verified deployments either.

What it claims to do

No reviewed capability claims on file.

Price

  • $20,000-$30,000manufacturer target · source ↗ · as of 2024-10-10

Real-world use

No verified deployments on file for Tesla Optimus.

Safety record

No incidents on record. No verified deployments either, so the absence is uninformative.

Privacy

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Tesla Optimus.

Specs

mass_kg
57
height_cm
173
drive_mode
bipedal
payload_kg_target
20

What's under the hood

Frequently asked questions

Is the Tesla Optimus actually available for purchase?
Announced but not yet available.Source: Tesla — Optimus
What does the Tesla Optimus cost?
Tesla Optimus costs $20,000-$30,000 one-time (manufacturer target).Source: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2024/10/10/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-robovan.html
Where is the Tesla Optimus being used?
No verified field deployments on record.
What's the Tesla Optimus running on?
Tesla Optimus runs a multi-brain stack: Tesla FSD-Bot (foundation-model, pilot maturity) and Grok (xAI) (foundation-model, pilot maturity).
Is the Tesla Optimus safe?
No incidents on record, but with no verified field deployments either, the absence is uninformative.
How does the Tesla Optimus handle privacy?
No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Tesla Optimus.
Who makes the Tesla Optimus?
Tesla Optimus is made by Tesla, based in Austin, Texas, USA.Source: Tesla — Optimus

Manufacturer

Tesla (registry record: /companies/tesla)

Compared to

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Sources

  1. Tesla — Optimus · https://www.tesla.com/we-robot · 2026-01-01
  2. Optimus (robot) — Wikipedia · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_(robot) · 2026-01-01
  3. Musk: zero Optimus doing useful work (Jan 2026); Fremont line conversion · https://electrek.co/2026/04/22/tesla-optimus-production-fremont-model-sx-line/ · 2026-04-22
  4. Waymo halts freeway rides after robotaxis struggle in construction zones · https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/waymo-halts-freeway-rides-after-robotaxis-struggle-in-construction-zones/ · 2026-05-21T22:15:00.000Z
  5. Tesla robotaxi Austin launch, expansion plans, NHTSA erratic-driving inquiry · https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-robotaxi-austin-14-crashes-nhtsa/ · 2026-02-17
  6. Tesla's two teleoperator-caused robotaxi crashes; 17 NHTSA incidents unredacted · https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/tesla-reveals-two-robotaxi-crashes-involving-teleoperators/ · 2026-05-15
  7. Tesla robotaxi active fleet shrinking (34 total/20 unsupervised, May 2026); safety bottleneck · https://electrek.co/2026/05/26/tesla-robotaxi-fleet-shrinking-not-growing/ · 2026-05-26
  8. Tesla robotaxi Dallas/Houston launch; fleet ~80 Austin; transparency/redaction record · https://electrek.co/2026/04/18/tesla-robotaxi-launches-dallas-houston-small-geofences/ · 2026-04-18
  9. Waymo dominates autonomous vehicle registrations as Tesla trails behind · https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/waymo-dominates-texas-autonomous-vehicle-registrations-as-tesla-trails-behind/ · 2026-05-29T00:14:35.000Z
  10. CPUC — passenger-transportation / AV program permits. Tesla holds a TCP (charter-party) permit for the CA Bay Area ride-hailing service; ~1,655 vehicles registered per CPUC TCP filings (reported late May 2026). · https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/regulatory-services/licensing/transportation-licensing-and-analysis-branch/autonomous-vehicle-programs/autonomous-vehicle-program-permits-issued
  11. Tesla's Texas robotaxi fleet is 42 vehicles (official TX DMV registration), dwarfed by Waymo's (May 28 2026) · https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-28/tesla-reveals-its-texas-robotaxi-fleet-is-dwarfed-by-waymo-s
  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpraXaw7dyc · 2023-12-13
  13. https://www.cnbc.com/video/2024/10/10/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-robovan.html · 2024-10-11

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