Tesla has begun construction on a brand-new production facility at its Gigafactory Texas site dedicated to manufacturing the company’s Optimus humanoid robots, marking a major milestone in its AI and robotics ambitions. According to Giga Texas observer Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer), a new “stand-alone factory is starting construction” on the east side of the site, alongside […]
Tesla has officially begun producing the refreshed Model Y Performance at Giga Texas for the first time, according to longtime factory watcher Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer) on X. Until now, previous versions of the Performance variant were only built at Tesla’s Fremont factory for the U.S. market. With this move, all global versions of the Model […]
Tesla appears to be ramping up preparations for production of its upcoming Cybercab at Gigafactory Texas, with a wave of new job postings pointing to growing activity around the company’s long-awaited autonomous ride-hailing vehicle. According to a new report from The Austin American-Statesman, Tesla has posted at least 30 new positions tied to the Cybercab, […]
Tesla has officially begun production of the new entry-level Model Y Standard at Gigafactory Texas, marking another key milestone in the automaker’s expanding U.S. lineup. The news comes from longtime Giga Texas watcher Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer), who confirmed on X that “Model Y Standard production is well underway at Giga Texas,” adding that the outbound […]
Tesla has officially hit a major production milestone at its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. The automaker announced on Wednesday that the facility has now built its 500,000th vehicle, marking a significant achievement for one of Tesla’s most important production sites. “Congratulations to the Giga Texas team for building 500k vehicles,” the official Tesla Manufacturing account […]
Tesla’s long-awaited Cybercab has been spotted at both the company’s Fremont test track in California and at the Giga Texas crash test facility — a sign that the next-generation autonomous vehicle is getting closer to production readiness. Drone footage from earlier this week that was shared online captured the first public sighting of the Tesla Cybercab […]
Tesla has officially opened its new direct delivery center at Giga Texas, with cars already being handed over to customers. The new delivery hub is located on the north end of the factory’s West End-of-Line building and is designed to streamline the pickup experience for buyers in the region. As part of Tesla’s end-of-quarter […]
Tesla is gearing up for a major end-of-quarter direct customer delivery event at Gigafactory Texas. Longtime factory watcher Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer) shared images this week showing outbound lots packed with reads-to-deliver vehicles and new setups being put in place ahead of the push. The event will be hosted at Tesla’s new customer delivery center at […]
Tesla is now inviting select customers to take their first autonomous ride in a Tesla Robotaxi as part of the vehicle delivery process at Giga Texas. According to screenshots shared by X user and father of a soon-to-be Model Y owner @4sanjaymathew, Tesla is offering buyers the chance to ride in one of its Robotaxis […]
Tesla is building a new public delivery center at Giga Texas, giving customers the option to pick up their vehicles directly at the factory site. The new facility will be located on the north end of the West End-of-Line (EOL) building and will allow customers to take delivery and complete all necessary paperwork on-site, essentially […]
Tesla is ramping up Model Y production at its Gigafactory in Texas, as the end of the U.S. federal EV tax credit looms on the horizon. According to longtime Tesla observer Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer), Giga Texas recently adopted a new production schedule for the Model Y that adds 1.5 hours to each workday — now […]
Tesla has released new footage showing its Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology in action at its Giga Texas factory—this time, with no human behind the wheel. In a video shared by the company, Tesla shows Model Y and Cybertruck vehicles autonomously delivering themselves from the end of the production line to the outbound lot, using FSD […]
Tesla’s Giga Texas has hit a big production milestone this week—400,000 Model Y vehicles built since the factory opened almost three years ago. To mark the occasion, Tesla arranged red Model Ys in a bold display on the rooftop parking garage, as seen in drone footage posted by regular aerial observer Joe Tegtmeyer. In his […]
Drone pilot and Tesla observer Joe Tegtmeyer released new footage on April 7 showcasing two major developments at Tesla’s Giga Texas site: the start of driverless vehicle transfers on factory grounds, and the release of detailed plans for a massive ecological riverfront project. Self-Driving Transfers Begin at Giga Texas In a first for the company, […]
Tesla’s Cybercab, originally unveiled as a fully autonomous robotaxi, has been spotted testing with a steering wheel at Giga Texas—a surprising twist given that the vehicle was designed to operate without one. Drone pilot Joe Tegtmeyer shared on X that Cybercab testing is ramping up, with multiple vehicles driving around the factory. “Cybercab testing at […]
