Tesla held an invite-only launch event at its Sparks, Nevada factory to mark the start of high-volume production of the Tesla Semi, nearly eight years after it was first unveiled. Vehicle Engineering VP Lars Moravy confirmed the long-range version will travel about 500 miles per charge, with a standard version rated at roughly 325 miles, and fleet operators who had placed orders were recognized on stage. Elon Musk did not attend, appearing instead in a pre-recorded video while attending a White House state dinner.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-09-26
Thieves in Newark, California stole two trailers branded with PlusAI and Nvidia logos from outside PlusAI's warehouse, according to a police statement. The trailers, secured only with hand locks that were broken, actually contained about 20,000 pounds of sand each, used by PlusAI for simulated load testing rather than any valuable cargo. Police recovered both trailers with the sand intact, and no arrests have been made as the case remains under investigation.
wired.com
· 2026-09-25
Tesla has begun volume production of its Semi electric truck at a new factory next to Gigafactory Nevada, with first units already delivered to customers. The Sparks, Nevada plant can eventually build 50,000 trucks a year, and Tesla named PepsiCo, US Foods, DHL and other companies among buyers. The Semi comes in Standard Range (325 miles) and Long Range (500 miles) versions, using 4680 battery cells and an 822 kWh pack.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-25
Tesla held a ribbon-cutting for its first high-volume Semi manufacturing facility in Sparks, Nevada, nearly a decade after unveiling the heavy-duty electric truck. The company has already secured commitments including a 2,500-truck order from industry coalition ZET SCALE and a 500-truck order from trucking firm Einride, with deliveries beginning this month.
cnbc.com
· 2026-09-24
Tesla has secured what is being described as the largest U.S. order for electric heavy-duty trucks to date, with shippers ordering 2,500 Tesla Semis. The purchase would roughly double the current number of Class 8 electric trucks operating on American roads.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-24
An analysis argues that self-driving trucks and other autonomous 'physical AI' systems must work through the same set of trust-building questions that commercial aviation resolved over the past hundred years. Aviation once obsessed over engine count as a proxy for safety, a concern that eventually became irrelevant as reliability improved and regulation matured. The piece suggests robotics and autonomous vehicles are now at the start of a similar maturation curve.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-08-26
Autonomous box-truck startup Gatik has raised $200 million, its largest round yet, led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies with backing from Millennium Management, ARK Invest, and Intact Private Capital. The raise comes two months after Gatik signed a multi-year commercial agreement with PepsiCo, bringing its total funding since 2019 to roughly $500 million. The company did not disclose its current valuation.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-08-25
Logistics companies are deploying AI systems to handle the constant stream of calls, texts and emails that coordinate shipments across trucks, trains, ships and planes. The technology aims to speed up an industry long reliant on manual coordination, though its effectiveness depends heavily on the quality of underlying data and the safeguards built around it.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-08-24
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