Electrek: Tesla Optimus V3 Ramps to Hundreds a Week but AI Can't Generalize, Learning Basic Tasks Takes Days

Electrek reports Tesla Optimus V3 has climbed from a few dozen units a week in Q2 to several hundred a week in August, targeting 1,000/week by year-end and ~20,000/week long-term. But hand and forearm assembly still involves 100+ screws done manually, touch sensors are unreliable (replaceable 'sensing gloves' planned for next year), and the AI 'can't yet reliably handle a wide range of tasks' — basic tasks reportedly take days to learn. Separately, Tesla moved motion-capture data collection off the factory floor after workers objected to training their potential replacements.