Nov 6 (Reuters) - Tesla plans to wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas gigafactory around the middle of next year to accommodate increasedproduction of theCybercab, CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X on Friday.
It was not immediately clearwhetherCybertruck production would be moved to another facility, or phased out entirely. The automaker's Austin plant is the only known Tesla facility equipped to manufacture the model's specialized components.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment sent outside regular business hours.
"Cybertruck was an incredible technology development platform and lives on through Cybercab," Cybertruck lead engineer Wes Morrill said on X.
The Cybertruck, touted by Musk as a futuristic rival to pickup trucks from legacy automakers such as Ford, hasstruggled to achieve the mass-market appeal Musk once predicted since its 2023 launch.
The vehicle has also faced multiple recalls and quality-control issues, while Tesla has repeatedly revised prices.
Meanwhile, Musk has made theCybercab central to Tesla's robotaxi ambitions. Over time, Musk has said he intends totransform Tesla into a robotics and self-driving company, with theCybercab as its main autonomous model within a larger driverlessnetwork.
(Reporting by Ananya Palyekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Jochelle Mendonca and Janane Venkatraman)
