[bhouston]

This reads to me like someone saying “you can’t dump me, because I am preemptively dumping you.” It is a forced pivot to avoid having to admit failure.

[georgemcbay]

> It is a forced pivot to avoid having to admit failure.

It is also a neat way to reset Elon's Very Reliable Prediction Clock.

I look forward to hearing about how fully functional Optimus robots will be ready to ship "later this year" for the next 10 years.

[CursedSilicon]

I wonder if they'll be similarly "self-driving"

https://old.reddit.com/r/robotics/comments/1ph3scw/tesla_opt...

[6510]

I thought this was the greatest product demo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R40IDdAkRZM

I struggle to imagine what the US version of this intimidating propaganda movie would look like. My mind renders only pictures of square dancing.

[don_neufeld]

You’ve heard of a bridge to nowhere?

I suspect this is a pivot to nowhere.

[Apofis]

Elon Musk's Meta VR moment is definitely Optimus.

[tjpnz]

Sounds a lot like Mars.

[maxdo]

If he really almost got self driving what is the point to build non autonomous cars ?

Same with robotics .

They got billions in pocket to either release a few new models to save market or invest into RND to change the market .

[bhouston]

Real business people keep running production lines if they are profitable and build additional production lines for new businesses. Real business people do not shut down profitable lines because they are making a pivot, that is what failing startups do.