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 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 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 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’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, has received some more parts for the 9,000-ton die-casting “Giga Press” that will be instrumental to the production of the company’s upcoming Cybertruck, as seen in a recent drone flyover video of the plant from Joe Tegtmeyer. “Another early morning flight and today, we are greeted by some truly gorgeous […]
In a recently published YouTube video, Brad Sloan gives us a high-fidelity aerial tour of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, on the morning of Friday, November 25. While most of the workers had the day off for Thanksgiving, some contractors can still be spotted on the site. A fair amount of ready-to-deliver Model Y units […]
As seen in images from Gigafactory Texas, Tesla appears to be testing or producing Model Y units with structural packs comprising next-generation 4680 cells and non-structural packs made up of traditional 2170 cells at the facility. Both versions of these Model Y bodies were spotted at Giga Texas in drone footage captured by @JoeTegtmeyer on […]
A new 4K drone video shared by Jeff Roberts on Saturday showcases a brand new addition to Gigafactory Texas — the “cyber helipad,” as Roberts called it. Drone footage captured by Roberts on Friday gave us a look at a now-completed new parking lot on the Giga Texas premises, which also houses a helipad. It is […]
Following news that Tesla has ramped up production at its Gigafactory Texas, the automaker will also be expanding the location by half a million square feet. Tesla has officially filed a permit to expand Giga Texas by 500,000 square feet, as seen in a filing application dated June 29 (via @Sawyer_Merritt). The filing says the […]
According to a report from Electrek, Tesla’s new Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, is currently capable of producing “at least 2,000” Model Y units per week. Sources told the publication that Giga Texas has ramped up production to several thousand vehicles per week. People familiar with the developments at the site also said the plant is making […]
A handful of Tesla Model Y units were seen loaded up on car carriers and leaving the automaker’s Gigafactory Texas on Friday, as spotted and shared by @Joe Tegtmeyer. The post includes four pictures of Model Y units being loaded up and driven away on semi trucks outfitted with car carriers. The Model Y units […]
Tesla’s solar panels at its Gigafactory Texas are starting to come together, as seen in a new 4K drone video from Jeff Roberts shared on Wednesday. The shots span the entire length of the outside of the factory, showing the solar panels from afar. In February, it was discovered that Tesla’s Giga Texas solar panels’ […]
