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Tesla will convert the existing Model S and Model X production line at its Fremont plant and start producing the humanoid robot Optimus as early as late July, or by August at the latest. It plans to build the last Model S and Model X in early May and then dismantle the line before installing Optimus-specific equipment. Elon Musk said early production will be slow and this year’s pace is effectively unpredictable.