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…
- Manufacturer
- Tesla
- Form factor
- truck
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 4
- Website
- tesla.com ↗
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Overview
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.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Sources on file
- 10 sources, view all
Key facts
Range
Drive type
Autonomy level
Production target
Price
Specs
Notes
Range
Battery
Autonomy
Weight kg
Drivetrain
Form Factor
Data & sources
Company filings
1
Press releases
2
News coverage
2
Web sources
5
10 sources backing this record.View all →
Availability and pricing
- Availability
- Shipping now
- Price
- $150K to $180K (manufacturer target)as of 2017-11-16
- Units in field
- Not disclosed
- Sales model
- Not disclosed
- Lead time
- Not disclosed
Accountability: Tesla has a Claim Integrity of 0% (0 of 4 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.
Pricing
One-time purchase
$150,000 - $180,000 USDmanufacturer targetas of 2017-11-16
Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.
Prices verified as of Nov 16, 2017
Deployments (4)
- Semi at Canadaoperational
Tesla began deliveries of the Semi truck to Walmart Canada in December 2022, making Walmart Canada one of the first recipients of the vehicle alongside PepsiCo.
- Semi at Californiaoperational
An honest single-unit current state, not the oft-cited 2017 fleet order.
- Semi at Californiaended
A completed, time-boxed pilot, not an operating fleet.
- Semi at Californiaoperational
PepsiCo is the Tesla Semi's anchor fleet operator, taking its first trucks at Tesla's December 1, 2022 delivery event.
Semi on the deployment map
Where Semi is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Incident recordedJun 30, 2026
Tesla Semi involved in first fatal crash, killing 2 in Nevada
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Tesla Semi delivery event
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedDec 1, 2025
at California
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJul 1, 2025
at California
Deployment-verified media (1)
Tesla's December 2022 Semi delivery event (first customer deliveries, to PepsiCo). The Semi is a battery-electric Class 8 truck and is human-driven: it has no driverless or autonomous-trucking product, and Tesla's Full Self-Driving is a separate consumer-car program.
From deployment: California
Runs on (1)
- Tesla FSD-Botfoundation-model · pilot
Supply chain (1)
Compute / semiconductor
- TSMCFSD HW4 computer (N7 node) -- Full Self-Driving autonomy chip in Tesla Semimanufactures-for
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.
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Incidents affecting Semi (1)
- Tesla Semi involved in first fatal crash, killing 2 in Nevada2026-06-30 · Fatality
Includes incidents linked directly to this model or to deployments of it. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (10)
- https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/16/tesla-semi-truck-has-a-500-mile-range-ceo-elon-musk-reveals.html
- https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/01/tesla-reveals-long-awaited-semi-truck-and-begins-first-deliveries/
- https://insideevs.com/news/661934/pepsico-fleet-tesla-semi-sacramento/
- https://www.pepsico.com/en/newsroom/stories/2023/go-behind-the-wheel-with-pepsicos-first-tesla-semi-driver
- https://www.ttnews.com/articles/tesla-semi-arcbest-pilot
- https://electrek.co/2025/12/08/dhl-takes-tesla-semi-electric-truck/
- https://electrek.co/2025/04/28/tesla-gives-update-semi-factory-on-track-volume-production-2026/
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001318605/000162828026026551/exhibit991.htm
- https://electrek.co/2022/12/03/tesla-semi-no-word-equipped-autopilot-full-self-driving/
- https://www.tesla.com/semi
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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.
- How much does Semi cost?
- Semi is listed at $150,000 to $180,000 on the DEPLOY registry. This is a manufacturer target price, not a confirmed consumer price.
- Is Semi actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. Semi is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- Is Semi autonomous or teleoperated?
- Not verified as fully autonomous. Semi's capabilities on the DEPLOY registry are recorded as teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated-only, or vendor claims (highway driving with FSD capabilities), not independently confirmed to run without a human in the loop.
- What are the specs of Semi?
- Semi's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Range: 325-mile and 500-mile range variants (~500 mi headline); Battery: 822 kWh; Weight: 10433 kg. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
- Who makes Semi?
- Semi is made by Tesla, based in Austin, Texas, USA, founded in 2003.
- Where is Semi deployed?
- 4 verified deployments of Semi are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Canada, California.
- Can you buy Semi?
- Semi is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
- What AI powers Semi?
- Semi runs Tesla FSD-Bot. Each brain assignment is verified at the registry level via primary sources.
- What are alternatives to Semi?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable truck robots to Semi include Gatik Autonomous Box Truck, Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR), Cat MineStar Command for Hauling, Einride Pod.
- How does Semi compare to Gatik Autonomous Box Truck?
- Semi and Gatik Autonomous Box Truck (Gatik · 5 deployments) are both truck robots on the DEPLOY registry. Semi has 4 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is Semi a top truck?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Semi ranks in roughly the top 12% of truck models tracked by the registry.
- 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.
- Is Semi safe?
- Semi has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 catastrophic). Most recent: Jun 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
- Is the Tesla Semi autonomous or self-driving?
- Tesla has not officially confirmed autonomous or Full Self-Driving (FSD) capability for the Tesla Semi. The Semi is in limited production and delivery (PepsiCo fleet), but no verified autonomous operation has been demonstrated. FSD is available on Tesla passenger cars (Model 3/Y) but not confirmed for the Semi. All claims of Semi autonomy are third-party speculation.
Methodology: Verified · 10 sources (3 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-15
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: truck
Sources by quality tier
- 5
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 1
- primary-sec-filing
- SEC filing
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Semi.Recent coverage
Semi in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
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Reality vs attention
Semi draws attention at the 99th percentile but verifies reality at the 67th percentile among truck robots. Hype Gap +31.4, 5th widest among truck robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Strong recent media coverage and press activity. Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 18, 2026