# Tesla May Lease Optimus Robots to Customers Instead of Selling Them By John Kim Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/52706 Published: 2026-11-10T01:16:39.000Z Updated: 2026-11-10T01:16:39.000Z Section: Business > Early production has begun at Tesla’s Fremont factory, with deliveries to outside customers expected around the end of 2027. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tesla may lease its Optimus humanoid robots to customers instead of selling them, with deliveries to customers outside the company expected around the end of 2027. Early production of Optimus has begun at Tesla’s Fremont factory. Tesla has begun early Optimus production at its Fremont factory, with [deliveries to outside companies expected around the end of 2027](). ## Links in this article - [deliveries to outside companies expected around the end of 2027](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/38011)