Tesla audits Optimus suppliers across Yangtze Delta as robot orders land
XFreeze · x · 2026-09-22
Citing supply-chain sources via The Paper, Tesla's Chinese Optimus suppliers have already received orders. Tesla's robotics team is auditing suppliers across the Yangtze River Delta — Tuopu Group, Sanhua Intelligent Controls, and Joyson Electronics — which supply joint modules, actuators, and precision structural parts. Audits span Ningbo, Hangzhou, and Shanghai, focusing on production-line quality and compliance. Sources say mass production will begin quickly once lines pass, suggesting Tesla is preparing to manufacture Optimus Gen 3 at scale rather than just developing it.
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