[Musk: Optimus 3rd Generation May Be Released in Q1 Next Year] Musk stated during the company's earnings call that the Optimus 3rd generation might be released in the first quarter of next year. It is expected that by the end of this year, Tesla's (self-driving taxis) in Austin, Texas, USA, will no longer be equipped with safety driver supervisors. During the meeting, he urged investors to approve the $1 trillion compensation plan and fiercely criticized shareholder advisory firms opposing the proposal. He said: 'I believe there needs to be enough voting control to exert strong influence. But not so much that I couldn't be fired if I went crazy.'