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Elon Musk announced on X that Tesla will wind down Cybertruck manufacturing at its Texas gigafactory around mid-2027, freeing up capacity for the newly launched Cybercab. US sales fell 48% year-over-year to 20,237 units in 2025, far short of Musk's earlier prediction of 250,000 annual sales.
Tesla has released an updated AI accelerator roadmap, rebranding its AI3-AI6 chip line as SI4, SI5 and SI6, substituting 'Super Intelligence' for 'Artificial Intelligence' in its naming. The company says its upcoming 6th-generation inference chip will deliver roughly 80 times the compute performance of its current 4th-generation hardware, while its Dojo D3 training chip will move from an SRAM-centric design to a multi-chiplet architecture with stacked HBM memory, replacing the discontinued wafer-scale approach.
Elon Musk said on X that Tesla will stop making the Cybertruck next year and repurpose the factory space to build more Cybercab robotaxis. The angular EV, launched in late 2023 with Musk's prediction of 250,000 annual sales, has sold only tens of thousands of units over three years.
Elon Musk confirmed on X that Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas Gigafactory by mid-2027, freeing up capacity for the upcoming Cybercab robotaxi. Musk did not say whether Cybertruck manufacturing would resume elsewhere or be discontinued entirely. Since deliveries began in late 2023, Tesla has sold about 71,000 Cybertrucks, far short of its original projection of 250,000 annual sales.
Elon Musk says Tesla will begin scaling back Cybertruck production around the middle of next year to free up capacity for the Cybercab. Delivery estimates for Q3 2026 put Cybertruck sales at roughly 7,000-8,000 units, far below Musk's original target of 250,000 trucks annually, and the vehicle has faced 11 US safety recalls to date.
Elon Musk said Tesla will stop building the Cybertruck at its Texas factory next year to make room for producing more of its self-driving Cybercab vehicles. He did not clarify whether production would end entirely or move elsewhere, though lead engineer Wes Morrill suggested the truck is being discontinued, saying it 'lives on through Cybercab'. Musk later told a fan mourning the news that existing Cybertrucks would remain on the road for years.
Elon Musk announced Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas around mid-2026 to free up capacity for its Cybercab. The move follows persistently weak sales and recurring complaints about design flaws, including panel issues and limited range.
Elon Musk said on X that Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at its Austin, Texas Gigafactory around mid-2026, freeing up capacity for increased Cybercab production. That plant is the only Tesla facility equipped to build the Cybertruck, and Musk did not say whether production would move elsewhere. Cumulative Cybertruck deliveries are estimated at roughly 70,000 since its 2023 launch, far below Musk's earlier forecast of 250,000 annual sales.
Tesla, Porsche and Alfa Romeo each launched new vehicles this month, with each brand offering a distinct vision of a car's purpose as driving automation advances. The author, a self-described Alfa Romeo devotee, frames these launches as answering the question of what a car is for once a machine can drive it.
An anonymous activist group says it will begin releasing dossiers this month mapping the homes of Elon Musk, his brother Kimbal, Tesla board members, investors and suppliers. The group claims it has raised over $1.2 million and plans to eventually publish more than 150 addresses and 3,500 records on people worth a combined $1.4 trillion, along with alleged evidence of 'criminal exploits and security lapses.'
BMW announced plans to extend its navigation-guided, partially automated driving system beyond highways into urban environments, launching in Germany in 2027 before expanding to other markets. The Level 2 system will assist with lane changes, turns, yielding, and roundabouts in cities, though drivers must keep hands on the wheel and remain ready to take control, unlike the hands-free highway mode.
BioLite is releasing Backup, a self-installable battery system aimed at keeping refrigerators running during power outages. The base Core unit delivers 1,526 Wh with a 1,800W rated output, and can be paired with an Extend add-on to double capacity to 3,072 Wh, with up to 60 hours of runtime depending on the fridge. Units plug into standard 120-volt outlets, require no special wiring, and additional Extend modules can be chained up to a 10.5 kWh maximum.