Musk says that rare land restrictions in rare Tesla.

Timing The CEO of Elon Musk says that the new commercial restrictions of China on the rare Earth magnet have affected the production of the human company robots, which depend on exports.

Speaking in calling Tesla’s profits on Tuesday, Musk said that the company was working through the case with Beijing and hoped to obtain approval to reach critical resources.

China, earlier this month, Imposing new export controls On seven rare and magnetic Earth elements used in everything from defense to energy to car technologies. The move was a revenge for US President Donald Trump’s tariff.

According to Musk, Beijing asked Tesla to ensure that the rare land magnets do not use the experts’ control of military purposes.

“China wants some assurances that these do not use for military purposes, which are clearly not. It is just a human robot,” he said.

The new restrictions, which have raised the risk of global deficiency, require two exporters of the intermediate and heavy land concerned to receive licenses from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce.

China dominates the market for many of this rare land, with the United States Not ready to fill a possible deficiencyAccording to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration has In a possible new customs tariff for all American critical mineral imports in response to export controls in China.

Previously, Musk announced plans for Optimus To produce about 5,000 units This year with technology growth as part of future business plans in Tesla. Moreover, he said that Tesla would spread robots in EV factories.

It is not clear to what extent can the export control elements change these plans. However, Musk reassured investors on Tuesday that the company is still planning to produce thousands of robots this year, as thousands are expected to be deployed in Tesla factories.

Emerging technology Tesla can help lead some optimism for investors as EV works, as its shares decreased by about 37 % on an annual basis.

Steve Westley, founder and administrative partner for the Westley Group and former Tesla Board of Directors, told CNBC’s “The bell closes the additional workOn Tuesday, the company needs to find a new growth engine soon.

The company is expected to face intense competition from other human robot players in China, such as Unitree Robotics and Agibot, both of them It is said Plan to enter huge production this year. Export controls can give Chinese players another advantage over their competitors in the United States, according to Some analysts.

While Musk is optimistic about Tesla’s horizons in space, to the point of claiming that it is before the competition, it is concerned that the leading plate will fill in Chinese companies.