Tesla To Eliminate Model S & Model X To Make Robots - CleanTechnica

Tesla announced it will discontinue production of the Model S and Model X next quarter, shifting focus away from its traditional luxury vehicles to concentrate on the Model 3, Model Y, and the upcoming Cybertruck and Cybercab. The production lines for the Model S and X will be repurposed to manufacture Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robots, which Elon Musk claims will be the company’s “biggest product of all time” and could help eliminate poverty. Tesla plans to start producing these robots by the end of 2024 and begin public sales in 2027. Despite Musk’s optimism, experts caution that humanoid robots remain highly experimental, with significant technical and commercialization challenges ahead. This strategic pivot coincides with the end of federal exhaust emissions credits in the U.S., which had previously subsidized Tesla’s vehicle development, especially for the Model S and X. Tesla appears to have no plans to introduce new electric vehicle models beyond incremental updates to existing ones, foregoing development of lower-cost or new vehicle