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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andy Wong and Kanis Leung

Tesla leader believes Shanghai factory operations will play a role in robot mass production

China Tesla - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A Tesla Inc. leader said Tuesday he believes its Shanghai factory operations will help resolve the challenges in achieving mass production of the company's humanoid robots as the U.S. electric vehicle giant pivots to robotics.

Wang Hao, Tesla's vice president, said the Shanghai facilities, like other Tesla factories, will contribute after the company enters an era of robots.

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