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Robot model

Semi

The Tesla Semi is a Class 8 battery-electric heavy-duty truck (325-mile and 500-mile range variants), unveiled in November 2017 with first deliveries to PepsiCo on December 1 2022. The registry records it at commercial maturity on the strength of PepsiCo's sustained, multi-site, multi-year fleet operation (Sacramento beverage and Modesto Frito-Lay), with additional independent pilots at ArcBest/ABF and DHL (first delivery December 2025). Critically, the Tesla Semi is a human-driven electric truck: every deployed unit runs with a driver, Tesla has made no Level 4 claim, and it removed Autopilot/FSD references from the Semi's marketing. Full autonomy is a roadmap claim only, so the registry does not wire the Semi to Tesla's FSD stack. Volume production at the dedicated Giga Nevada Semi factory is targeted for 2026 (a repeatedly-slipped Tesla target); production is still ramping. 2017-era pricing of $150k-$180k is a stale projection.

Semi is a truck robot built by Tesla. · Documented in 3 deployments in California.

Machine-readable surfaces

Form factor
truck
Maturity stage
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
3
ID
82914cf0-1c5a-490a-bff0-bae98ac89bb3

Specs

notes
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range
325-mile and 500-mile range variants (~500 mi headline)
autonomy
human-driven today; autonomy is a roadmap claim only (no enabled/verified L4; Tesla removed FSD/Autopilot references from Semi marketing)
drivetrain
battery-electric; ~500 mi at 80,000 lb; Megacharger / 750kW charging
formFactor
truck (Class 8 battery-electric heavy-duty truck)

Recent deployments (3)

Supply chain

No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model’s suppliers.

Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.

Sources (9)

  1. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/16/tesla-semi-truck-has-a-500-mile-range-ceo-elon-musk-reveals.html
  2. https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/01/tesla-reveals-long-awaited-semi-truck-and-begins-first-deliveries/
  3. https://insideevs.com/news/661934/pepsico-fleet-tesla-semi-sacramento/
  4. https://www.pepsico.com/en/newsroom/stories/2023/go-behind-the-wheel-with-pepsicos-first-tesla-semi-driver
  5. https://www.ttnews.com/articles/tesla-semi-arcbest-pilot
  6. https://electrek.co/2025/12/08/dhl-takes-tesla-semi-electric-truck/
  7. https://electrek.co/2025/04/28/tesla-gives-update-semi-factory-on-track-volume-production-2026/
  8. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001318605/000162828026026551/exhibit991.htm
  9. https://electrek.co/2022/12/03/tesla-semi-no-word-equipped-autopilot-full-self-driving/

Common questions

What is Semi?
The Tesla Semi is a Class 8 battery-electric heavy-duty truck (325-mile and 500-mile range variants), unveiled in November 2017 with first deliveries to PepsiCo on December 1 2022. The registry records it at commercial maturity on the strength of PepsiCo's sustained, multi-site, multi-year fleet operation (Sacramento beverage and Modesto Frito-Lay), with additional independent pilots at ArcBest/ABF and DHL (first delivery December 2025). Critically, the Tesla Semi is a human-driven electric truck: every deployed unit runs with a driver, Tesla has made no Level 4 claim, and it removed Autopilot/FSD references from the Semi's marketing. Full autonomy is a roadmap claim only, so the registry does not wire the Semi to Tesla's FSD stack. Volume production at the dedicated Giga Nevada Semi factory is targeted for 2026 (a repeatedly-slipped Tesla target); production is still ramping. 2017-era pricing of $150k-$180k is a stale projection.
Who makes Semi?
Semi is made by Tesla, based in Austin, Texas, USA, founded in 2003.
Where is Semi deployed?
3 verified deployments of Semi are on the DEPLOY registry, including at California.
What is Semi's maturity stage?
Semi is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.