“Thanks to everyone who contributed to making the future (look) like the future,” he added.
Tesla fans lamented the departure of the Cybertruck on X, the social media platform Musk owns, but the tycoon reassured them that the Cybertruck fleet “will be around for a long time”.
The truck came to be seen as an extension of Musk himself, and its image became entangled with his politics as he took on a high-profile role leading the Trump Administration’s cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency. Some owners reported vandalism and harassment.
The angular stainless-steel behemoth was unveiled in November 2019, and Musk said at the time it had drawn 250,000 pre-orders within days.
Production was originally slated for 2021 but was repeatedly delayed, with customer deliveries starting in late 2023.
Tesla built its Texas lines with planned capacity of 250,000 trucks a year, but sales have come nowhere near that figure.
As US demand slumped, Tesla began selling the truck abroad, starting deliveries in South Korea in November 2025 and in the United Arab Emirates in January.
Tesla does not break out Cybertruck revenue, but its “other models” category, which includes the pick-up, accounts for just a small percentage of sales.
The truck has also been subject to multiple recalls and complaints over build quality.
The Cybercab, a two-seat vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals, was unveiled in October 2024.
Tesla began production at the Texas plant in April and started offering paid Cybercab rides in Austin in September through its existing Robotaxi service.
The robotaxi is central to Musk’s effort to recast Tesla as an artificial intelligence and robotics company rather than a carmaker, though its success depends on the company delivering fully driverless technology, which it has yet to demonstrate at scale.
– AFP
