Not news: Musk's 'competitors frame-by-frame copy us' Optimus V3 remark is from April 22 earnings call

MarwaEldiwiny · x · 2026-09-14

A viral post claiming Musk 'just revealed' Tesla is withholding Optimus V3 to stop rivals from copying it 'frame by frame' is recirculated out of context: the quote is from Tesla's Q1 2026 earnings call on April 22, over four months ago. Anyone following the space already knew.

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