Tesla plans to reduce and ultimately end Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas during 2027. The company intends to use the factory capacity for the Cybercab, its self-driving robotaxi concept.
The planned shift was reported as first reported by CNET. A separate report places the production wind-down around the middle of 2027, while the broader reporting identifies 2027 as the target year.
Texas factory space would shift to Tesla’s robotaxi plan
Gigafactory Texas currently builds Tesla vehicles, including the Cybertruck. Moving away from that pickup would give the company room to prepare for the Cybercab, a separate vehicle and service concept tied to autonomous transportation.
The change would mark a notable manufacturing decision because the two products serve very different purposes. The Cybertruck is a consumer vehicle model, while the Cybercab is designed around self-driving operation and robotaxi use. Tesla would be reallocating an existing production site toward a vehicle whose usefulness depends on autonomous-driving deployment as well as assembly capacity.
That makes the timetable consequential beyond Tesla’s own lineup. Building a robotaxi at scale requires factory space, but the vehicle also needs a viable operational path before it can function as a transportation service. The Texas transition suggests Tesla is planning its manufacturing footprint around the Cybercab even as questions remain about how and when the autonomous offering could operate.
The Cybertruck’s final production schedule remains unclear
Tesla has not specified an exact final production date for the Cybertruck, and its output during the wind-down remains unknown. The reports also do not confirm when Cybercab manufacturing would begin, how much of Gigafactory Texas it would occupy, or the operational and regulatory status of the robotaxi. Those details will determine whether the 2027 shift becomes a clean handoff between products or a longer factory transition.
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