According to Late Auto, citing information from the Chinese supply chain, theTeslaAdjustments are being centralizedHumanoid Robot Optimus Technical details of hardware and software, and half a month ago began to suspend the purchase of parts for Optimus.
Tesla has not explicitly said it will reduce orders for robotic parts, but it will not finalize a new production schedule and restart purchasing until the Optimus design is adjusted, which could take up to two months, according to two supplier sources.
The shakeup began in early June with the departure of Milan Kovac, the former head of Tesla's Optimus program, who, according to supplier sources, took over as vice president of AI software. Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla's vice president of AI software, took over the Optimus program in a bid to improve the design before moving forward with production, according to supplier sources, adding that Ashok previously led software development for Tesla's FSD, and had been at Tesla for 11 years.
According to Tesla's feedback to suppliers, hardware-wise Optimus also facesSome of the joint motors are prone to overheating, low load capacity of dexterous hands, short life of the transmission and short range.Tesla is still looking for multiple dexterous hand suppliers to send samples and try at least 3 different technology routes. On the software level, Tesla may use more synthetic data to train the robot model, improving Optimus' ability to operate autonomously and its success rate in completing complex maneuvers.
Tesla CEO Musk is known to have publicly stated that theThe new Optimus offers vastly improved performance over Tesla's second-generation Optimus, which debuted in 2023, and includes Grok-powered voice interaction.
It is understood that by the end of May this year, Tesla has accumulated enough parts to produce 1,200 units of Optimus this year, and produced close to 1,000 units. Previously Musk promised to produce 5,000 units this year. The aforementioned two people believe that with the interruption of parts procurement, the goal basically can not be reached.