Tesla to End Cybertruck Production in 2027, Musk Says

A shift toward AI and robotics

The decision comes as Tesla tries to reposition itself as an AI and robotics company. Over the past two months it has put Cybercabs on the streets of its hometown, Austin, Texas. With no major incidents so far, the company says it will expand Cybercab operations to other cities, starting with Dallas later this month. Tesla also runs robotaxi versions of the Model Y in Austin, Houston and Dallas, plus three cities in Florida.

The Cybertruck is the third product Tesla has dropped to serve those goals. Earlier this year it ended production of the Model S sedan and Model X SUV, converting that factory space to build Optimus humanoid robots.

Overpromised from the start

First announced in 2019, the Cybertruck was a long-running personal favorite of Musk. At the 2019 reveal, Tesla promised a starting price under $40,000 and up to 500 miles of range. It delivered neither. The truck arrived two years late, partly because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a base price of around $60,000 and a top range more than 100 miles lower than promised.

Sales stayed weak. The polarizing design did not win over buyers, particularly at a higher price than expected. Musk's emergence as a major financial backer of Donald Trump in 2024 then made the recognizable truck a target for protesters, and that continued into 2025 while he led the Department of Government Efficiency, which fired thousands of federal workers.