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“Nobody will remember that Tesla ever made a car, they will only remember the Optimus.”

January 16, 2026 / 00:38

This episode discusses Tesla's Optimus robot, featuring Elon Musk's vision for its transformative potential. Key topics include the future of robotics, artificial intelligence, and Tesla's focus on innovation.

The conversation highlights a visit to Tesla's Optimus lab, where the guest observed a large team working on the project. The guest expresses belief that Tesla's legacy will shift from cars to the Optimus robot.

Elon Musk's ambition for the Optimus robot is emphasized, with the guest predicting it will revolutionize technology and potentially replace many human tasks. The discussion touches on the implications of large language models in enhancing the robot's capabilities.

TLDR

Elon Musk's Optimus robot may redefine technology and human roles.

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I went to Tesla with Elon and I went and visited the Optimus lab. There were a large number of people working on a

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Sunday at 10 a.m. >> Yeah. >> And I saw Optimus 3. I can tell you now,

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nobody will remember that Tesla ever made a car. They will only remember the Optimus and that he is going to make a

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billion of those. And it is going to be the most transformative technology product ever made in the history of

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humanity. Because what LLMs are going to enable those products to do is understand the world and then do things

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in the world that we don't want to do. >> Yeah. I believe it'll be a one:1 ratio

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of humans to optimist.

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Episode Highlights

The Future of Tesla
Elon Musk predicts that Tesla will be remembered for Optimus, not cars.
“Nobody will remember that Tesla ever made a car.”
@ 00m 12s
January 16, 2026
Transformative Technology
Musk claims Optimus will be the most transformative product in history.
“It is going to be the most transformative technology product ever made.”
@ 00m 20s
January 16, 2026

Episode Quotes

Nobody will remember that Tesla ever made a car.
“Nobody will remember that Tesla ever made a car, they will only remember the Optimus.”
It is going to be the most transformative technology product ever made.
“Nobody will remember that Tesla ever made a car, they will only remember the Optimus.”

Key Moments

Optimus Lab Visit00:02
Transformative Claim00:20