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TESLA-055Jul 22, 2024Business & TechnologyTeslaPrediction or Forecast

Reach high Optimus production for external companies during 2026.

PendingExcluded from scoreMedium confidence

Evidence chain

From statement to verdict.

  1. 01

    Original statement

    Reach high Optimus production for external companies during 2026.

    Jul 22, 2024 · Prediction or Forecast

  2. 02

    Measurable target

    2026-12-31

    Deadline has not elapsed

  3. 03

    Observed outcome

    The 2026 external-production target remains open through December 31, 2026 and is not yet scored.

    Evaluated Jul 26, 2026

  4. 04

    Verdict and score

    Pending

    Excluded from the 22% calculation. The external-production deadline had not elapsed by July 26, 2026.

Record details

How this row was evaluated.

Subject category
Business & Technology
Organization or context
Tesla
Relationship to organization
Current affiliation
Assertion mode
Direct public statement quoted by independent reporting
Deadline result
Deadline has not elapsed
Eventual outcome
Pending
Factual accuracy
Not applicable
Strict promise result
Pending
Status rule version
strict-promise-v1.0
Canonical classification
Pending
Score points
Not scored
Included in headline score
No
Exclusion reason
The external-production deadline had not elapsed by July 26, 2026.
Research confidence
Medium
Credible-source contestation
No
Contestation resolution
No matured outcome exists yet.
Correction status
No correction documented in the cited evidence reviewed for this row
Deleted after challenge
Not established from the cited evidence
Repeated after correction
Not established from the cited evidence

Intent stays separate

Was intentional deception established?

Not assessable

Detailed assessment
Not assessable
Intent evidence level
Not assessable

Intent is not assessed because the underlying claim is Pending or Unresolved. A state-of-mind conclusion would outrun the available evidence.

“No” does not mean the statement was true. It means the cited evidence did not meet the higher standard needed to establish the speaker's state of mind.

Why this distinction matters

Evidence strength

A disclosed measure of evidence quality—not a probability.

Component scores measure source quality, corroboration, and directness. Verdict confidence begins with that evidence strength and applies the deductions documented in the methodology.

Evidence strength70of 100
Verdict confidence70Medium
Statement evidence quality28 / 30

Quality and directness of evidence that Musk made the statement.

Outcome evidence quality30 / 40

Quality of evidence establishing the outcome.

Corroboration0 / 15

Independent corroboration across sources and domains.

Directness12 / 15

How directly the evidence resolves the proposition.

Evidence sources
2
Independent source domains
2
Claim audit
Complete
Source audit
Pass

Source fields and evidence metrics populated.

Citations

Read the underlying sources.

Field-level evaluation audit

Every calculated output carries its own evidence basis.

Open any of the 12 audited outputs to see its calculated value, written basis, rule, and cited sources.

01Deadline resultDeadline has not elapsed

Evidence basis

Compared the original target/timeframe (“2026-12-31”) with the documented outcome. Result: Deadline has not elapsed. Evidence: Tesla to have humanoid robots for internal use next year, Musk says; Tesla Q4 2025 earnings call transcript. URLs: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-have-humanoid-robots-internal-use-next-year-musk-says-2024-07-22/; https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/01/28/tesla-tsla-q4-2025-earnings-call-transcript/

Calculation rule

Compare original target with documented timing.

Evidence strength
70 / 100
Verdict confidence
70 / 100 · Medium
Audit status
Complete
02Eventual outcomePending

Evidence basis

Classified the later real-world result independently from the headline verdict. Result: Pending. Documented outcome: The 2026 external-production target remains open through December 31, 2026 and is not yet scored. Evidence: Tesla to have humanoid robots for internal use next year, Musk says; Tesla Q4 2025 earnings call transcript. URLs: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-have-humanoid-robots-internal-use-next-year-musk-says-2024-07-22/; https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/01/28/tesla-tsla-q4-2025-earnings-call-transcript/

Calculation rule

Classify the later real-world outcome separately from the headline verdict.

Evidence strength
70 / 100
Verdict confidence
70 / 100 · Medium
Audit status
Complete
03Factual accuracyNot applicable

Evidence basis

Compared the normalized proposition with the cited records. Result: Not applicable. Documented outcome: The 2026 external-production target remains open through December 31, 2026 and is not yet scored. Evidence: Tesla to have humanoid robots for internal use next year, Musk says; Tesla Q4 2025 earnings call transcript. URLs: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-have-humanoid-robots-internal-use-next-year-musk-says-2024-07-22/; https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/01/28/tesla-tsla-q4-2025-earnings-call-transcript/

Calculation rule

Compare the normalized factual proposition with cited evidence.

Evidence strength
70 / 100
Verdict confidence
70 / 100 · Medium
Audit status
Complete
04Canonical verdictPending

Evidence basis

Strict promise rule: pass only when every material term, including timing, scope, quantity, capability, price, and permanence, was met. Any matured material miss is False and earns 0; later delivery is contextual only. Applied result: Pending (Pending). Evidence finding: The 2026 external-production target remains open through December 31, 2026 and is not yet scored. Evidence: Tesla to have humanoid robots for internal use next year, Musk says; Tesla Q4 2025 earnings call transcript. URLs: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-have-humanoid-robots-internal-use-next-year-musk-says-2024-07-22/; https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/01/28/tesla-tsla-q4-2025-earnings-call-transcript/

Calculation rule

Apply strict promise rule or published factual-claim classification.

Evidence strength
70 / 100
Verdict confidence
70 / 100 · Medium
Audit status
Complete
05Score points

Evidence basis

Score assigned mechanically from verdict and claim type under strict-promise-v1.0: Pending = excluded points.

Calculation rule

Map verdict mechanically to points under the applicable rule.

Evidence strength
70 / 100
Verdict confidence
70 / 100 · Medium
Audit status
Complete
06Inclusion in the Trust ScoreNo

Evidence basis

Excluded because the verdict is Pending: The external-production deadline had not elapsed by July 26, 2026.

Calculation rule

Include only resolved evidence-based verdicts.

Evidence strength
70 / 100
Verdict confidence
70 / 100 · Medium
Audit status
Complete
07Research confidenceMedium

Evidence basis

Evidence strength 70/100 = statement 28/30 + outcome 30/40 + corroboration 0/15 + directness 12/15. Published deductions yield verdict confidence 70/100 (Medium).

Calculation rule

Calculate from evidence components and published deductions.

Evidence strength
70 / 100
Verdict confidence
70 / 100 · Medium
Audit status
Complete
08Credible-source contestationNo

Evidence basis

Credible-source contestation: No. Resolution: No matured outcome exists yet. Evidence URLs: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-have-humanoid-robots-internal-use-next-year-musk-says-2024-07-22/; https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/01/28/tesla-tsla-q4-2025-earnings-call-transcript/

Calculation rule

Record material credible-source disagreement separately from verdict.

Evidence strength
70 / 100
Verdict confidence
70 / 100 · Medium
Audit status
Complete
09Correction statusNo correction documented in the cited evidence reviewed for this row

Evidence basis

Correction status is bounded to the cited record: No correction documented in the cited evidence reviewed for this row. Evidence URLs: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-have-humanoid-robots-internal-use-next-year-musk-says-2024-07-22/; https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/01/28/tesla-tsla-q4-2025-earnings-call-transcript/

Calculation rule

Bound correction finding to cited evidence.

Evidence strength
70 / 100
Verdict confidence
70 / 100 · Medium
Audit status
Complete
10Repetition after correctionNot established from the cited evidence

Evidence basis

Repeated after correction: Not established from the cited evidence. Minimum documented repetition count: not established. Evidence URLs: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-have-humanoid-robots-internal-use-next-year-musk-says-2024-07-22/; https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/01/28/tesla-tsla-q4-2025-earnings-call-transcript/

Calculation rule

Bound repetition finding to cited evidence.

Evidence strength
70 / 100
Verdict confidence
70 / 100 · Medium
Audit status
Complete
11Intentional-deception answerNot assessable

Evidence basis

Intent is not assessed because the underlying claim is Pending or Unresolved. A state-of-mind conclusion would outrun the available evidence.

Calculation rule

Require direct admission, adjudicated intent finding, or comparably conclusive state-of-mind evidence.

Evidence strength
70 / 100
Verdict confidence
70 / 100 · Medium
Audit status
Complete
12Strict promise resultPending

Evidence basis

Strict promise rule: pass only when every material term, including timing, scope, quantity, capability, price, and permanence, was met. Any matured material miss is False and earns 0; later delivery is contextual only. Applied result: Pending (Pending). Evidence finding: The 2026 external-production target remains open through December 31, 2026 and is not yet scored. Evidence: Tesla to have humanoid robots for internal use next year, Musk says; Tesla Q4 2025 earnings call transcript. URLs: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-have-humanoid-robots-internal-use-next-year-musk-says-2024-07-22/; https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/01/28/tesla-tsla-q4-2025-earnings-call-transcript/

Calculation rule

Pass only if every material promise or forecast term was met; otherwise Fail, Pending, Unresolved, or Not applicable.

Evidence strength
70 / 100
Verdict confidence
70 / 100 · Medium
Audit status
Complete

Audit trail

Selection and scoring notes.

v5 classification rationale
Strict promise rule: pass only when every material term, including timing, scope, quantity, capability, price, and permanence, was met. Any matured material miss is False and earns 0; later delivery is contextual only. Applied result: Pending (Pending). Evidence finding: The 2026 external-production target remains open through December 31, 2026 and is not yet scored. Evidence: Tesla to have humanoid robots for internal use next year, Musk says; Tesla Q4 2025 earnings call transcript. URLs: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-have-humanoid-robots-internal-use-next-year-musk-says-2024-07-22/; https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/01/28/tesla-tsla-q4-2025-earnings-call-transcript/
v4 → v5 source-package migration audit
New V5 record. Added from new source review under V5 inclusion rules.
Selection basis
V5 expansion selected under published materiality and evidence rules
Source quality
Independent statement documentation paired with direct or independently corroborated outcome evidence.
Methodology note
V5 uses strict-promise-v1.0. Later delivery does not earn partial credit for a missed dated promise. False does not automatically establish intentional deception.