Tesla is preparing to end production of its Cybertruck, bringing the curtain down on the futuristic pickup after sales failed to match the expectations publicly set by Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk. The company plans to wind down production around the middle of next year.

Musk announced the decision Friday in a post on X, tying the move directly to Tesla’s growing Cybercab operation. The company will use manufacturing capacity at Gigafactory Texas to increase production of the autonomous vehicle.

“Tesla will be winding down production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year to make room for increased Cybercab production,” Musk posted on X.

Tesla will be winding down production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year to make room for increased Cybercab production

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2026

Another report described the production wind down as taking place around the middle of 2027.

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The Cybertruck may have attracted plenty of attention, but it never fully reached Tesla’s sales expectations, according to TechCrunch. Musk had projected that annual sales would reach 250,000 vehicles.

The actual figures cited in the report fell far short of that ambitious target. Cox Automotive estimated that 20,237 Cybertrucks were sold in the United States last year, according to CNBC.

That estimate was also below the 38,965 Cybertrucks reportedly sold in the United States during 2024. The numbers provide a stark backdrop to Tesla’s decision to clear manufacturing room for the Cybercab.

Tesla’s priorities now increasingly center on its robotaxi fleet, according to TechCrunch. Cybercabs have already been operating in Austin, Texas, for the past two months without any major problems reported in the source.

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The Cybercab is designed for autonomous operation and does not include a steering wheel or pedals. Musk has described the vehicles as being designed and built for maximally efficient autonomous operation.

Tesla has said the Cybercab will appear in Dallas this month. Other cities are also slated to receive the service, although the source did not identify those cities or provide additional timelines for their introduction.

The company is making room for more than the Cybercab as it changes its production plans. Tesla is also ending production of the Model S sedan and Model X SUV to create manufacturing space for its Optimus humanoid robots.

Those decisions place three established Tesla vehicles on the way out while the company directs manufacturing capacity toward autonomous transportation and humanoid robots. The Cybertruck, however, stands apart because of the lofty expectations Musk once attached to the unconventional pickup.

Musk previously emphasized that Tesla wanted to break from familiar truck designs. “Trucks have been the same for a very long time,” Musk said, according to CNBC.

“Like 100 years. Trucks have been basically the same. We want to try something different,” he said. The Cybertruck certainly looked different, but its unusual appearance did not translate into the annual sales volume Musk had projected.

@Scobleizer We are still building Cybertruck for another 8 or 9 months btw, but then Tesla needs to focus on scaling Cybercab.

There will never be another vehicle like it. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 7, 2026

Musk also expressed considerable personal enthusiasm for the pickup before it reached the end of its production road. He said that “probably my personal favorite for the next product is the pickup truck, and we are going to just do an amazing pickup truck,” according to TechCrunch.

The vehicle also carried a substantial price tag. The BBC reported that the Cyberbeast model of the Cybertruck costs $102,000, while other Cybertruck models begin at around $80,000.

The production announcement marks a significant reversal for a vehicle once associated with a goal of 250,000 sales per year. Instead, Tesla will wind down Cybertruck manufacturing and devote more of Gigafactory Texas to increased Cybercab production.

For Tesla, the practical calculation is now clear from Musk’s own announcement. The Cybertruck is heading toward the end of production while the company expands its push into autonomous Cybercabs and prepares space elsewhere for Optimus humanoid robots.

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