Industry sources say Tesla teams arrived in Ningbo on Sept 16 and began a new round of production audits for its Optimus robot business on Sept 17. The review focuses on mass-production exclusivity and consistency, and includes equipment commissioning support and transferring U.S. factory manufacturing capability. Tesla has issued related orders to suppliers; the audit is directed at enabling Optimus mass production. Tesla plans roughly 50,000 Optimus units to roll off production lines in 2026 a

Industry sources say Tesla teams arrived in Ningbo on Sept 16 and began a new round of production audits for its Optimus robot business on Sept 17. The review focuses on mass-production exclusivity and consistency, and includes equipment commissioning support and transferring U.S. factory manufacturing capability. Tesla has issued related orders to suppliers; the audit is directed at enabling Optimus mass production. Tesla plans roughly 50,000 Optimus units to roll off production lines in 2026 and to deploy them across its global gigafactories. Consumer purchase channels for the Optimus humanoid robot remain unavailable.