# Tesla Optimus at Austin: deployment

Canonical ID: `df6ae31a-0871-4414-aacf-7fb7a17adf61`

## Footage

- **video** (deployment): [Optimus Navigating Around](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrNcXgoFv20). _Courtesy of Tesla, Inc._. Tesla Optimus walking and navigating around obstacles on a Tesla factory floor. Tesla describes the navigation as performed autonomously.
- **image** (deployment): [Optimus at an outdoor evening gathering](https://z7xgmkppvtftrfj0.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/imageAssets/tesla-optimus/tesla-optimus-outdoor-gathering-2d1194c3eeeb.png). _Courtesy of Tesla, Inc._. Tesla Optimus holding a small glass in each hand at an outdoor evening gathering, extending one toward a seated person at a low table, with other people nearby and a lit house behind.
- **image** (deployment): [Optimus in a home kitchen](https://z7xgmkppvtftrfj0.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/imageAssets/tesla-optimus/tesla-optimus-home-kitchen-e11825b99baa.png). _Courtesy of Tesla, Inc._. Tesla Optimus standing behind a kitchen counter beside a cloth tote of groceries while a person cooks at the stove in a sunlit home kitchen.
- **image** (deployment): [Optimus front portrait](https://z7xgmkppvtftrfj0.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/imageAssets/tesla-optimus/tesla-optimus-front-portrait-7becbe3409f0.png). _Courtesy of Tesla, Inc._. Tesla Optimus shown in three-quarter front view with a white-and-black paneled body, a black face panel, and the TESLA wordmark across the chest, on a dark background.
- **image** (deployment): [Optimus hand detail](https://z7xgmkppvtftrfj0.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/imageAssets/tesla-optimus/tesla-optimus-hand-detail-0e949eb32cda.png). _Courtesy of Tesla, Inc._. Close view of a Tesla Optimus hand, palm forward with fingers extended, showing translucent finger segments and internal mechanism, mounted on a stand.
- **video** (deployment): [Optimus - Gen 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpraXaw7dyc). _Courtesy of Tesla, Inc._. Tesla's official Optimus Gen 2 unveiling video. Demonstrated autonomy level not explicitly disclosed by Tesla; tagged claimed-only.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-12_

- **Slug:** tesla-optimus-austin
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Tesla Optimus](/models/tesla-optimus.md) (id: `0ad1b6f8-1b4a-43d9-9838-98f3279a49ac`)
- **Company:** [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) (id: `bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16`)
- **Location:** [Austin](/locations/austin.md) (id: `1220c8d4-4aaf-45b2-80dc-ba28b580bd42`)
- **Operator:** [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) (id: `bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16`)
- **First seen:** 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Tesla AI and Optimus page** · https://www.tesla.com/AI

## Common questions

### What is the Tesla Optimus deployment at Austin?

Tesla Optimus, built by Tesla, is recorded as a deployment at Austin on the DEPLOY registry. Tesla operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Tesla Optimus at Austin?

Tesla, the manufacturer of Tesla Optimus, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Tesla Optimus deployment at Austin go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Tesla Optimus deployment at Austin?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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