AUSTIN (The Thursday Times) — Tesla will wind down production of the Cybertruck at its Texas factory next year to make room for its self-driving Cybercab, chief executive Elon Musk has said, in a sign that the stainless-steel pickup’s run may be coming to an end.
Musk did not say whether production would stop altogether or move elsewhere. But Wes Morrill, the Cybertruck’s lead engineer, wrote on X: “Cybertruck was an incredible technology development platform and lives on through Cybercab.” Replying to a fan who called it the best vehicle Tesla had made, Musk wrote that “the Cybertruck fleet will be around for a long time.”
The truck was unveiled in 2019, when its supposedly unbreakable window shattered during a live demonstration. Musk said at the time that it had received 146,000 orders. It finally went on sale in 2023 after repeated delays, and its sales have disappointed since.
The Cybercab is Tesla’s two-seat robotaxi, which has no steering wheel or pedals, and Musk has staked the company’s future on self-driving cars.
