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Giga Texas Tracker
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Gigafactory Texas, outside Austin, builds Model Y, Cybertruck and (since 2026) Cybercab, and houses Tesla's Cortex AI training clusters and 4680 cell production. Tesla's latest update (Q2 2026, July 22) says Megafactory Texas is nearing completion, the second-generation Optimus factory is under construction, and a Tesla research chip fab is being built on the campus. Tesla Semi is built in Nevada, not Texas.
CURRENT STAGE Operating; major expansion under way
Model Y installed capacity a year
Tesla capacity table; installed capacity is not a production rate.Sources: Tesla Q2 2026 Update (July 22, 2026)
Cybertruck installed capacity a year
Unchanged since at least Q4 2025.Sources: Tesla Q2 2026 Update (July 22, 2026)
Cybercab installed capacity a year
Listed as 'Production' in Q2 2026 (was 'Pilot Production' in Q1).Sources: Tesla Q2 2026 Update (July 22, 2026)
AI training compute (Cortex 1 >90 MW + Cortex 2 >115 MW)
Tesla switched from H100-equivalents to MW in Q2 2026.Sources: Tesla Q2 2026 Update (July 22, 2026)
What Tesla lists for Texas (Q2 2026 Update)
Tesla's own installed-capacity table, published July 22, 2026. Tesla notes installed capacity does not equal current production.
| Item | Detail | Status | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model Y | >250,000 a year · Production | Confirmed | Sources: Tesla Q2 2026 Update (July 22, 2026) |
| Cybertruck | >125,000 a year · Production | Confirmed | Sources: Tesla Q2 2026 Update (July 22, 2026) |
| Cybercab | >125,000 a year · Production | Confirmed | Sources: Tesla Q2 2026 Update (July 22, 2026) |
| Megapack (Megafactory Texas) | Commissioning; Megapack 3 and Megablock production planned for 2026 | Confirmed | Sources: Tesla Q2 2026 Update (July 22, 2026) |
| Optimus (2nd-gen line) | Construction; designed for long-term capacity of 10 million robots a year | Confirmed | Sources: Tesla Q1 2026 Update (Apr. 22, 2026)Tesla Q2 2026 Update (July 22, 2026) |
| 4680 cells | >40 GWh · Production | Confirmed | Sources: Tesla Q2 2026 Update (July 22, 2026) |
| Lithium refining (Texas, not on the Austin campus) | 30 GWh · Early ramp | Confirmed | Sources: Tesla Q2 2026 Update (July 22, 2026) |
| Cortex 1 / Cortex 2 | >90 MW Production / >115 MW Production | Confirmed | Sources: Tesla Q2 2026 Update (July 22, 2026) |
| Research chip fab | Construction and equipment procurement; 'still in its early stages' | Confirmed | Sources: Tesla Q2 2026 Update (July 22, 2026) |
| Tesla Semi | Built at Tesla's Nevada factory, not Giga Texas (Commissioning) | Confirmed | Sources: Tesla Q2 2026 Update (July 22, 2026) |
Construction watch (independent observers)
Drone observers document the site almost daily. These are useful but unconfirmed by Tesla, so we label them reported.
| Item | Detail | Status | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Campus Optimus factory | Structural steel rising; Tesla has not given a completion date | Reported / unconfirmed | Sources: Basenor, citing @JoeTegtmeyer drone footage (July 29, 2026) |
| Cortex 2 phase II | Megapack installations for the data center and cooling towers; ~260 Megapacks expected when complete (observer estimate) | Reported / unconfirmed | Sources: Basenor, citing @JoeTegtmeyer drone footage (July 29, 2026) |
| Southwest test track | Grading under way in March 2026 | Reported / unconfirmed |
Milestones, dated and sourced.
- Reported / unconfirmed
Drone footage shows Optimus factory steel and Cortex 2 phase II
Observer flyovers show steel going up at the North Campus Optimus factory and more Megapacks being installed at Cortex 2.
Sources: Basenor, citing @JoeTegtmeyer drone footage (July 29, 2026)
- Confirmed
Q2 update: Cybercab in production, Cortex compute doubled, Megafactory nearly done
Cybercab listed in production at >125,000/yr capacity; employee Cybercab rides on campus began in July; onsite compute more than doubled in 1H 2026; Megafactory Texas nearing completion; chip fab construction progressing.
Sources: Tesla Q2 2026 Update (July 22, 2026)
- Confirmed
Q1 update: Cortex 2 online, Cybercab in pilot production, research fab breaks ground
Tesla said Cortex 2 started running training workloads (>130k H100e), listed Cybercab as pilot production, began preparing Texas for the 10M/yr Optimus line, and showed groundbreaking of its research fab.
Sources: Tesla Q1 2026 Update (Apr. 22, 2026)
- Reported / unconfirmed
First production Cybercabs reported off the line
Observers reported the first production Cybercab in mid-February; Tesla's Q1 update later confirmed start of production at Giga Texas.
Sources: Basenor, citing @JoeTegtmeyer (Mar. 2026)Tesla Q1 2026 Update (Apr. 22, 2026)
- Confirmed
Q4 2025 update: Cybercab tooling, Cortex 2 under construction
Tesla listed Cybercab as 'Tooling', said it was building Cortex 2 to more than double Texas compute in 1H 2026, and said 4680 anode and cathode are now made in Austin.
Sources: Tesla Q4 2025 Update (Jan. 28, 2026)
- Confirmed
Musk shows inside of the Cortex AI cluster
Cortex at Giga Texas was described as about 50,000 Nvidia H100s with 130 MW of power and cooling at launch.
Sources: Tom's Hardware, Aug. 2024
- Confirmed
First Cybertrucks delivered at Giga Texas
Tesla held its Cybertruck delivery event at the factory and handed over the first trucks.
Sources: The Verge, Nov. 30, 2023
- Confirmed
'Cyber Rodeo' opens the factory
Tesla celebrated the opening of Giga Texas with Model Y deliveries already under way.
Sources: CNBC, Apr. 7, 2022
- Confirmed
Construction begins
Drone video showed site work starting days after Tesla picked Austin.
Sources: Electrek, July 25, 2020
- Confirmed
Tesla picks Austin for its next Gigafactory
Tesla announced the Travis County site with its Q2 2020 results.
Sources: CNBC, July 22, 2020
Confirmed Tesla filings or posts, regulators, or multiple outlets. Reported / unconfirmed A single outlet, a community tracker, or a claim Tesla hasn't confirmed. Our coverage Tesla News Wire stories in this section, added automatically.
How this tracker works. Every entry links to a source we opened. "Confirmed" means a company filing or post, a government record, or multiple outlets; "reported" means a single outlet, an independent observer or an unconfirmed claim. We don't invent figures. Spot an error or a missing milestone? Tell us. Other trackers: Robotaxi Tracker · Optimus Tracker · FSD Tracker · Terafab Tracker.
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