Tesla will wind down production of the Cybertruck at its Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year to make room for increased Cybercab production, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday. The move marks a shift toward autonomous vehicles as the stainless-steel pickup has struggled to attract buyers.
Cybertruck sales fall short
Tesla delivered 8,295 vehicles in its "other models" category, which includes the Cybertruck, in the third quarter, down 48% from a year earlier, according to Electrek. That puts the truck's sales at roughly a tenth of the 250,000 units a year that Tesla built its production line to make, the outlet reported. The Cybertruck was first delivered to customers in late 2023.
Musk responded to a user who called the Cybertruck the best vehicle Tesla has ever made, saying: "True, but the Cybertruck fleet will be around for a long time." Wes Morrill, the truck's lead engineer, wrote that the Cybertruck "was an incredible technology development platform and lives on through Cybercab," thanking owners and everyone who contributed.
Cybercab takes center stage
Musk has made the Cybercab central to his push to turn Tesla into an AI and robotics company. In April 2025, he said Tesla would launch its first robotaxi service in Austin using Model Y vehicles running its Full Self-Driving software, and begin building Cybercabs in Texas the following year.
Tesla began offering rides in the Cybercab, a two-seater with no steering wheel or pedals first unveiled in October 2024, in limited areas of Austin on September 3, Reuters reported. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said at the time that it was "evaluating the situation," as federal rules typically require cars to have human controls. Tesla began producing the Cybercab in April and had 45 registered in Texas as of the launch, according to the report. At the 2024 unveiling, Musk said he expects the Cybercab to cost around $30,000, Auto Express reported.
Merger plans with SpaceX
The production shift comes as Musk weighs combining Tesla with SpaceX, which absorbed his AI company xAI earlier this year. Last month, Musk said both companies' boards had formed special committees of independent directors to evaluate a merger, which would bring rockets, satellites, AI models, robots and cars under one roof. A SpaceX filing has since confirmed that any combination would need sign-off from its "controlling shareholder," Musk.
A merger would also create a Bitcoin treasury behemoth, combining SpaceX's 18,712 BTC and Tesla's 11,509 BTC for a total of 30,221 BTC, worth roughly $2.3 billion at current prices. Both companies have also blocked their shares from being offered on the tokenized stock venue being built by crypto exchange OKX and NYSE owner ICE.
