Tesla reportedly conducted intensive supplier audits across China's Yangtze River Delta last week as it speeds up mass production plans for its Optimus humanoid robots. The visits to potential suppliers Tuopu Group, Sanhua Holding Group, and Joyson Electronics in Ningbo, Hangzhou, and Shanghai leverage the company's existing automotive supply chain relationships.
By leveraging its existing automotive supplier network, Tesla appears to be accelerating component sourcing for the humanoid robot program.
The supplier audits signal concrete movement toward volume production of Optimus.
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