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Tesla CEO Elon Musk says new trading restrictions in China have affected the production of Optimus’s humanoid robots on export.
Speaking at Tesla Arrenly’s call on Tuesday, Musk said the company was working on this issue with Beijing and hoping to get permission to access critical resources.
China, earlier this month, Imposed by a new export element On the seven rare elements and magnets used throughout, from protection to energy to automotive technology. This step was the retaliation for the escalation of President Donald Trump’s tariffs Donald Trump.
According to Musk, Beijing asked Tesla to guarantee that the magnets of the rare land under the control of experts would not be used for military purposes.
“China wants to assure that they are not used for military purposes, which is obviously not. They are just entering the humanoid robot,” he said.
New restrictions that have raised the risk of the global deficiency require exporters of medium and heavy rare lands to obtain licenses from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce.
China is dominated by the market for many of these rare lands, from the US unprepared before filling a potential deficiencyAccording to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Meanwhile, Trump administration has The potential new tariffs for all US imports are critical minerals in response to China’s exports.
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During the call for profits on Tuesday, Musk emphasized the importance of humanoid robots for the future plans of the company.
“The future of the company is in principle based on large autonomous cars and large scale, a large amount and a huge number of autonomous humanoid robots,” he said.
Musk previously announced plans on Optimus produce about 5000 units This year, when technology grows as part of the future business plans. Moreover, he said Tesla would deploy robots at his EV factories.
It is unclear to what extent the export control may change these plans. However, Musk reassured investors on Tuesday that the company still plans to produce thousands of robots this year, and thousands will also be deployed at Tesla factories.
The new technology can help Tesla lead to a certain optimism of investors as their business EV, with the stock declined about 37%.
Steve Waest, founder and leader of the Westly Group partner and former Tesla board member, CNBC’s CNBC said ‘Closure bell overtime“Tuesday that the company should quickly find a new growth engine.
Expected that the company will encounter justify Plan to enter the mass production this year. According to data Some analysts.
While Musk lifted about Tesla’s prospects in space, going so far as to say that he is ahead of the competition, he is concerned that the leader will be filled with Chinese companies.
