🇺🇸 Gigafactory Texas
Giga Texas · Austin, Texas
Model Y, Cybertruck, Cybercab, 4680 cells (Optimus factory under construction)
Updated 2026-09-27 · Satellite imagery 1/31/2024 · 13/14 milestones verified
Built footprint
78%
Before
NowFirst and most-recent frames from the Sentinel-2 timelapse.
Area
10M sqft
Capacity
500K+
Investment
$10B+
Employees
20,000+
Gigafactory Texas
30.2209° N, 97.6187° W
Satellite timelapse
51 frames · Sentinel-2 + ESRILatest: 2026-09-22 · Source: Sentinel-2 L2A (Copernicus)
Milestones
13/142026-04
Cell phase 2 building permit filed: 200K sqft new addition (Tesla Energy Operations direct contractor)[source]
Done
2026-04
Cybercab volume production starts (Musk, Q1 call); Q2 update lists >125K/yr installed[source]
Done
2026-03
DC2-102 CORTEX 2.0 wet utilities permit filed (12733 TESLA RD): 16" water + 24" reclaimed water + 12" wastewater process piping[source]
Done
2026-03
Massive expansion plans filed (SP-2026-0021.ETJX, 5 permits over 60 days)
Done
2025-06
Cybercab pilot line tooling staged
Done
2025-Q4
Cortex 2.0 datacenter construction begins on parcel (Megapack deployment for 500MW power) — see /site/cortex[source]
Done
2021-04
Main structure complete
Done
Progress by year
2020–202610%'20
25%'21
40%'22
55%'23
65%'24
72%'25
78%'26
Latest: 78%expanding
Latest news
Oct 8TeslaratiElon Musk shuts down talk of TSMC taking over TerafabOct 7TeslaratiTrump to hand Elon Musk a top honor that traces back to JFKOct 7InsideEVsHow Tesla Is Pressuring European Regulators To Approve FSDOct 7ElectrekTesla Cybercab loses its entire door panel in a Philadelphia crashOct 7InsideEVsTesla FSD Just Got The Green Light From Germany. But It Might Need A New NameOct 7TeslaratiTesla FSD changed its mind mid-intersection, and it may have saved a lifeOct 7ElectrekTesla’s Cybertruck sales still unimpressive despite cheaper modelOct 7TeslaratiTesla Model 3 and Model Y can now do what only Cybertruck couldOct 6InsideEVsThe Tesla Model 3 And Model Y Can Now Power Your Home In A BlackoutOct 6TeslaratiTesla ships ‘spooky’ Halloween Mode with creepy and fun features
Latest signal
r/teslamotorsu/OptimusBot·4h
Tesla bringing Cybercab, Optimus Gen 2 and free FSD test drives to the Paris Motor Show, Oct 12–18
r/teslamotorsu/justins_dad·1d
CyberCab in NYC
r/teslamotorsu/OptimusBot·7h
Tesla's California VPP sets record: 85,774 Powerwall homes peak at 601 MW, deliver 932 MWh during Oct 6 grid event
r/teslamotorsu/OptimusBot·7h
I've just enabled Track Mode on a non-Performance Model Y Juniper. It's not that it doesn't work, it does! Not shipping it is a business decision.
r/SpaceXLoungeu/clmixon·10h
Starbase Louisiana update 6-7-26
Hacker NewsJumpCrisscross·11h
SpaceX credit risk jumps on worries over its borrowing spree
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r/teslamotorsu/CarCooler·12h
Did Tesla replace SpaceX thrusters with Electric Ducted Fans (Electric Fan Car patent)
r/teslamotorsu/Tupcek·13h
Tesla FSD approved in Slovakia
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