Tesla plans to start training Optimus at its Austin factory

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• Tesla told workers it plans to collect data to train Optimus humanoid robots at its Texas facility.
• Tesla has been training Optimus at its Fremont, California plant for more than a year.
• Elon Musk said during his Davos appearance that Optimus was doing "simple tasks" at a Tesla factory.

Tesla appears to be getting closer to deploying Optimus in its factories — and Austin is the next training ground.

Tesla told...