🇺🇸 Gigafactory Texas
Giga Texas · Austin, Texas
Model Y, Cybertruck, Cybercab
Updated 2026-05-27 · Satellite imagery 1/31/2024 · 11/12 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
33 frames · Sentinel-2 + ESRILatest: 2026-05-15 · Source: Sentinel-2 L2A (Copernicus)
Milestones
11/122026-05
~70 Cybercabs staged in outbound lots (no customer deliveries confirmed)
Done
2026-04
Cell phase 2 building permit filed: 200K sqft new addition (Tesla Energy Operations direct contractor)[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
2026-H2
Phase 3 expansion complete
Upcoming
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
Aug 22CleanTechnicaChina Tightens Restrictions On Electric Door Handles, Forcing Tesla To Recall 3 Million VehiclesAug 22CleanTechnicaStarlink Is Now The Largest ISP In Zimbabwe By Subscriber Count!Aug 22TeslaratiTesla will launch Cybercab on September 3Aug 22TeslaratiSpaceX and a new Trump order that could rewrite the next decade of launchesAug 22CleanTechnicaWho Was Right About Tesla Robotaxi Deployment in 2025?Aug 21TeslaratiTesla will resolve massive China recall with stickers and a software updateAug 21InsideEVsInside The $2 Billion Battery Factory Making Cells For Tesla And ToyotaAug 21ElectrekTesla (TSLA) recalls over 2 million cars in China to add driver monitoringAug 19TeslaratiTesla is opening Cybercab rides to a select fewAug 18TeslaratiTesla reveals plans for Robotaxi charging hub in Austin
Latest signal
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Tesla Holds Back Model Y Robotaxi Expansion, Calls FSD V15 a 'Step-Change'
r/teslamotorsu/rcnfive·2d
Sawyer Merritt on X: "Here is the full Q&A session with @Tesla from the Nevada Transportation Authority's 4-hour long general session meeting that I watched today. Highlights: • Tesla is open to opening more robotaxi mission control centers
r/teslamotorsu/rcnfive·2d
Tesla Just Landed a Major Win for Long-Delayed Semi
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