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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.","formFactor":"truck","industryVertical":"logistics","environment":"road","maturityStage":"commercial","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"notes":[{"label":"Verified (electric-truck reality)","value":"A Class 8 battery-electric truck (325 + 500 mi variants), unveiled Nov 2017, first delivered to PepsiCo Dec 1 2022. PepsiCo runs a sustained multi-site fleet (Sacramento beverage + Modesto Frito-Lay); independent pilots with ArcBest/ABF and DHL (Dec 2025). All deployed units are HUMAN-DRIVEN."},{"label":"Stated-claim","value":"Volume production targeted 2026 at the dedicated Giga Nevada Semi factory (~50k/yr capacity) - repeatedly slipped (2019 -> 2022 low-rate -> 2025 -> 2026). 2017 pricing of $150k (300mi) / $180k (500mi) is a stale projection. Production is still ramping (pilot/low-rate)."},{"label":"Claimed / roadmap (NOT verified)","value":"Any autonomous/self-driving capability. The Semi is an electric truck, not an autonomous one: no enabled L4, no Tesla autonomy claim, FSD references removed from marketing. Recorded NOT wired to the tesla-fsd-bot brain (autonomy unverified)."},{"label":"Tesla family","value":"form_factor=truck; cohorts with autonomous-trucking AVs (Aurora, Kodiak, Bot Auto). Completes the Tesla physical-AI family alongside tesla-optimus, tesla-robotaxi, tesla-cybercab, and the tesla-fsd-bot brain - though the Semi's tie to FSD is roadmap, not realized."}],"range":"325-mile and 500-mile range variants (~500 mi headline)","battery":"822 kWh","autonomy":"human-driven today; autonomy is a roadmap claim only (no enabled/verified L4; Tesla removed FSD/Autopilot references from Semi marketing)","weight_kg":10433,"drivetrain":"battery-electric; ~500 mi at 80,000 lb; Megacharger / 750kW charging","formFactor":"truck (Class 8 battery-electric heavy-duty truck)","walk_speed_ms":"26.8"},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/16/tesla-semi-truck-has-a-500-mile-range-ceo-elon-musk-reveals.html","title":"Tesla Semi unveiled (Nov 2017; 500-mile range variant)","sourceName":"CNBC"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/01/tesla-reveals-long-awaited-semi-truck-and-begins-first-deliveries/","title":"Tesla begins first Semi deliveries to PepsiCo (Dec 1 2022, Giga Nevada)","sourceName":"TechCrunch"},{"url":"https://insideevs.com/news/661934/pepsico-fleet-tesla-semi-sacramento/","title":"PepsiCo Tesla Semi fleet (Sacramento beverage + Modesto Frito-Lay; 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