Unitree G1 Drives a Go-Kart as Ex-Tesla Optimus Member Recalls Secretive Early Days
ATTlKA · x · 2026-10-23
A video shows a Unitree G1 humanoid driving a go-kart, prompting the question of whether humanoids could drive regular cars instead of relying on robotaxis. A former Tesla Optimus team member replies that the project was so secret even people inside Tesla didn't know, though outsiders guessed from the data collection rigs—one asked if they had 'given up on Autopilot to make a humanoid drive instead.'
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