Both The Verge and Electrek, citing The Information, report that Tesla has ramped Optimus production to several hundred units per week at Fremont — roughly 10 times its Q2 output. The line was converted from Model S and Model X production earlier this year. The two outlets agree that the ramp is hitting manufacturing snags: Optimus parts are much smaller and need to fit together far more precisely than car parts, causing misalignment issues and rework.
The biggest bottleneck is the hands. Both sources report that the V3 Optimus hand and forearm contain more than 100 screws and small components that workers still assemble manually. Electrek adds that touch sensors have had reliability issues, and Tesla's planned fix is a replaceable "sensing glove" to avoid swapping the entire hand — a detail The Verge also mentions. They agree on this point, though Electrek provides more detail on supply chain problems, noting some suppliers can't maintain quality at volume.
On deployment, both reports agree that most robots are used internally in tightly controlled, supervised areas for specific tasks, not as general-purpose machines. Electrek goes further, citing sources who say Optimus's AI still can't reliably generalize and takes days to learn even basic tasks. The Verge notes Tesla plans to lease the robots initially and use collected training data to improve them. Electrek also highlights Musk's earlier missed promises, while The Verge adds external context: some competitors are shifting to less lifelike designs, and Chinese regulators have reportedly started holding back IPO listings for humanoid robotics companies.