Tesla has not opened reservations for its Optimus humanoid robot, despite a growing pile of media reports. The confusion traces to a single report claiming a waitlist could go live around the December 1-2 Humanoids Summit, an event where Tesla is expected to show off its hardware.

That report came from Modar Alaoui, a Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist who runs the Humanoids Summit and invests in humanoid robotics. He described a possible early-December reservation window for everyday buyers. Elon Musk responded to a post asking whether consumers could order Optimus that same month with one word: "No."

The denial landed on X on November 1, directly contradicting the reservation timeline that had circulated for two days. Tesla itself has issued no public statement confirming or denying a waitlist, a reservation fee, or any consumer price.

Nothing about an Optimus waitlist has been verified by Tesla as of this writing. The entire premise rests on Alaoui's reporting, which named the Humanoids Summit dates as the likely trigger point without citing an official Tesla source for that timing.

Musk's one-word reply doesn't necessarily kill the idea of reservations altogether. It specifically answers whether consumers could place an order in December. That leaves open whether some other form of signup, a waitlist without a binding order, could still appear around the summit.

Alaoui's report also claimed most Optimus units would go to businesses first, with a smaller slice reserved for individual buyers. Tesla hasn't confirmed that split, and no document reviewed for this story shows an official allocation plan between commercial and consumer customers.

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