Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production in Texas by mid-2027
Elon Musk announced in a post on X that Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas “around the middle of next year” to make room for increased Cybercab production. The announcement, reported by WIRED on November 6, 2026, ends a run of less than four years for the stainless steel pickup and shifts Tesla’s Texas factory toward its autonomous robotaxi. For another story about AI agents moving into real-world systems, see our post on OpenAI’s GPT-6 Cyber.
What’s new
- The announcement: Musk’s post says production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas will be wound down around the middle of next year, with the capacity going to Cybercab.
- Only one factory: WIRED reports the Cybertruck is made exclusively at Gigafactory Texas, apparently the only Tesla plant with the machinery for its stainless steel body.
- Not fully confirmed: Tesla had not responded to WIRED’s request for comment on whether the Cybertruck will stop being made altogether.
- Sales context: WIRED cites Kelley Blue Book data, via EVWire, showing 11,586 Cybertrucks sold in the US in the first three quarters of this year, down 28 percent year over year. It also says fewer than 50,000 had been sold in total by March last year.
- Pricing and orders: per the same report, the post came about 80 minutes after Tesla raised US Cybertruck prices and paused new orders for the entry-level Dual-Motor AWD version.
What it means for developers
Most readers here write software, not trucks, but the move says something about where Tesla is putting its engineering effort. The Cybercab is an autonomous EV central to Tesla’s robotaxi plans, and WIRED says it currently operates in Austin only, with a fleet reportedly in the hundreds. Musk confirmed on an earnings call that the first cab came off the line in February.
- Autonomy over hardware variety: factory floor space that built a stainless steel pickup is being reassigned to a vehicle whose value depends on self-driving software.
- Existing owners: nothing in the sources opened for this post changes support for trucks already sold. Check Tesla’s announcements for service and software-update details.
- Third-party integrations: if you build apps or tooling around Tesla vehicles, the Cybertruck owner base is fixed from mid-2027, so don’t plan around growth in that model.
How it compares
Tesla’s Cybertruck was unveiled in November 2019, and WIRED notes it was beset by recalls, including an April 2024 accelerator pedal pad recall and a March 2025 recall over a detaching stainless steel trim panel. The Cybercab, by contrast, is an autonomous robotaxi rather than a consumer pickup; WIRED describes its start as “rocky” and its production as only just beginning. The two products target very different buyers, which is why Musk frames the change as a trade of capacity rather than a replacement.
Reaction
The Hacker News thread on the WIRED story reached over 200 points within hours, with commenters split between praising the truck’s ability to power a home during outages and criticising its efficiency compared with smaller EVs. See the discussion.