Elon Musk appears to signal the end of the road for Cybertruck

He did not spell out whether it plans to stop making them entirely or shift production elsewhere, but did say the decision was to "make room" for building more of its self-driving Cybercab cars. But the project's lead engineer, Wes Morrill, appeared to suggest the vehicle was being discontinued, writing on X: "Cybertruck was an incredible technology development platform and lives on through Cybercab." With its distinctive angular looks, the Cybertruck attracted diehard fans, but was beset by delays before being launched in 2023 and has had disappointing sales numbers since.

Tesla fans have been mourning the news online, with one person calling it " the best vehicle Tesla has ever made , external " as he lamented it being "discontinued next year". Musk responded to the user , external with the word "true", adding: "But the Cybertruck fleet will be around for a long time." The vehicle has always been a passion project for Musk.

He said it was " way more awesome than people realise , external " in March, and called it the " best product Tesla has ever made to date , external " in April.