How much will Optimus cost compared to a car? (asked on X)

Q983 answers2024-2025asked on 𝕏
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He said that once production passes about a million units a year, Optimus should cost around $20,000 to make in today's dollars.

From his 2025-11-06 answer in Tesla 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting. Summary is ours; see the quotes below.

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𝕏 post · 2024-03-26 · @elonmusk on X · asked by @skorusARK · open post ·
Asked A humanoid robot is less than a tenth the weight of a car, can the manufacturing ramp b..., he said complexity per unit mass is much higher with humanoid robots, but still I think it ends up costing less than half of a car
"Complexity per unit mass is much higher with humanoid robots, but still I think it ends up costing less than half of a car"
𝕏 post · 2024-11-26 · @elonmusk on X · asked by @PeterDiamandis · open post ·
He said getting Optimus cost to $20k will be immensely difficult and needs over 1M/year production, but price will eventually reach ~$20k.
"It will be immensely difficult to get the cost to $20k. Not easy at all, but it will eventually happen."
🎙 Interview · 2025-11-06 · Tesla 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting · asked by Tesla shareholders · watch at 1:18:06 · transcript ·
He said that once production passes about a million units a year, Optimus should cost around $20,000 to make in today's dollars.
"I think probably the cost of production uh is around $20,000 in current year current year dollars"

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