The Austin automaker picked a California plant to produce Optimus 3. But Tesla's next-gen Optimus 4 humanoid will be produced in Texas, Elon Musk says.

On Tesla's fourth-quarter earnings call, CEO Elon Musk said the company is ending production of its Model S and X vehicles.

In the Q4 earnings call for Tesla, Elon Musk said the Fremont factory would stop production of Model S and X vehicles, and instead, it will pivot to producing Optimus robots.

Future of the company lies in equipping and running a global fleet of driverless taxis and in selling humanoid robots

CEO Elon Musk recently provided encouraging updates on Tesla's autonomous driving and humanoid robotics technology.

Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus has crossed a line that once belonged firmly to science fiction, moving from carefully staged demos to agile, simulation-trained movement that looks startlingly human. In new footage,

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last week, Musk said that Tesla is “planning to make its Optimus robots available for sale to the public by the end of 2027.” That is when Tesla will be confident that the robots will be highly reliable, safe and functional. The robots will be able to perform any task, he said.

Tesla fast-tracks Optimus humanoid robots, shifting factory space and strategy as Musk promises mass production and a poverty-free future.