Milestones
- First Cybercab produced with UnboxedFeb 2026Complete.
- Formal production starts at Giga TexasApr 2026Complete.
- Paid Cybercab rides begin in Austin4 Sep 2026Complete.
CybercabTesla—The first Cybercab production unit, with no steering wheel, rolls off the line at Giga TexasGulf Coast Lithium RefineryTesla—Tesla's Robstown lithium refinery becomes fully operational, North America's largestFull Self-Driving (Supervised)Tesla—Tesla's fleet passes 10 billion miles driven on FSDAI5 ChipTesla—Tesla AI5 chip design completed and taped out; Samsung foundry confirms July 2026 production tape-out on 2nm processTesla SemiTesla—Tesla Semi volume production begins at Nevada Gigafactory; ramping toward 50,000 units annuallyMegapack 3 / MegablockTesla—Tesla begins Megapack 3 and Megablock production at Houston facility, targeting 50 GWh/yearUnboxed Assembly ProcessTesla—Tesla Cybercab production begins at Giga Texas using Unboxed assembly process; paid rides start September 4Tesla RobotaxiTesla—Tesla opens Robotaxi rides in Austin and the Bay Area to all iPhone app usersTesla RobotaxiTesla—Tesla Robotaxi launches in Orlando and Tampa after Miami earlier in JulyUnboxed Assembly ProcessTesla—Tesla builds first Cybercab using Unboxed assembly; paid rides start September 4TerafabTesla—SpaceX commits $16.8B to a first Terafab phase in Grimes County, Texas, with 3,000 jobsOptimusTesla—Tesla ends Model S and Model X production to convert the Fremont line for OptimusModel Y (Standard RWD variant)Tesla—2026 Tesla Model Y refresh launches with new styling and entry-level Standard RWD at $39,990Full Self-Driving (Supervised)Tesla—Tesla offers to rename FSD in Europe to 'Tesla Assisted Driving' as Germany backs EU approvalTesla SemiTesla—Tesla Semi volume production begins at Nevada Gigafactory; Standard Range and Long Range variants rampingTerafabTesla—Musk unveils Terafab, a Tesla-SpaceX-xAI chip fab venture in Texas aiming at 1 TW of compute a yearFull Self-Driving (Supervised)Tesla—Tesla drops the Full Self-Driving name in Europe after German pushback4680 CellTesla—Tesla produces first Model Y units with fully dry-processed 4680 cells at Giga TexasFull Self-Driving (Supervised)Tesla—The Netherlands becomes the first European country to approve FSD (Supervised)CybercabTesla—Cybercab enters formal production at Giga Texas, at a slow initial rate
Unboxed Assembly Process
by TeslaUS
Radical assembly method building sub-assemblies in parallel. Line is 50% shorter than traditional assembly, production 5+ times faster.
DeployStage 4 of 5
In production at Giga Texas for Cybercab. 50% shorter, 5+ times faster.
Updated Apr 2026Checked 10 Oct0 updates this week