At 9:30 this morning, Beijing time, Tesla held an interim plenary meeting, and CEO Elon Musk revealed a number of important progress at the meeting. Musk announced that the Tesla Model Y has now become the world's best-selling car, and the team is promoting the construction of a semi-truck factory as planned.
The meeting was held in a live broadcast format, and Musk focused on introducing the latest developments of Optimus robots. The robot will start trial production this year and is currently developing a new robot with 22 degrees of freedom to improve its flexibility and practicality. Musk predicts that Optimus production capacity will reach 5,000 to 10,000 units this year, and calls it "the largest product ever."
Musk has high hopes for Optimus, saying it will open a new chapter. Industry insiders analyzed that Optimus may become a key link in Tesla's diversification strategy, further promoting its breakthrough in the fields of AI and robots.