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Tesla discontinues the Model S and X to build robots

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Tesla will discontinue the Model S and X to dedicate factory capacity to Optimus, shifting $20 billion toward robotics and AI, while its new Roadster is expected to fly in April.

Reported metric: $20B

Reporting date: 2026-01-29 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to January 29, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

A car company stopping car production to make robots instead.

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Welcome to January 29, 2026

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Tesla

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Amazon is on track for more robots than employees

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Tesla discontinues the Model S and X to build robots
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Reporting date: 2026-01-29
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-29-tesla-kills-model-s-for-optimus
Claim: Tesla will discontinue the Model S and X to dedicate factory capacity to Optimus, shifting $20 billion toward robotics and AI, while its new Roadster is expected to fly in April.
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- Welcome to January 29, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-29-2026
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