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TX_187320· Devices & Hardware
GM installs robots at EV factory after 1,300 layoffs
General Motors added industrial robots to its Detroit-Hamtramck EV plant after laying off 1,300 workers, prompting the United Auto Workers to warn of an accelerating automation agenda [Ars Technica][Reuters].
TX_037· Devices & Hardware
Tesla starts Optimus production at Fremont. 1M-unit annual capacity.
Optimus production begins late July or August at Fremont, replacing the Model S/X line. First-gen capacity is 1M robots per year. Musk declined to commit to any 2026 unit target.