Tesla's product family is easy to conflate: Robotaxi is the ride service, Cybercab the robotaxi vehicle, Optimus the humanoid, FSD the software, and the Semi the heavy-duty truck. This page is about the Semi.
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Unlike Optimus or Cybercab, the Semi is a shipping, revenue-operating Tesla product today, with real fleet customers. It is also the least autonomous of the family: a human-driven truck, not an AI driver.
The figures above are Tesla's announced pricing from the 2017 reveal, not a confirmed current price: Tesla has not published updated consumer pricing for the Semi. Reservations took a deposit. DEPLOY tags this a manufacturer target to reflect that it is a stated reference, not a verified executable price.
Availability
Shipping now
The Semi is in commercial fleet use, in limited volume. Tesla has delivered to fleet customers since December 2022 (PepsiCo), but its volume-production target has repeatedly slipped, most recently to 2026. This is an enterprise fleet truck, not a consumer retail vehicle.
Real-world status
DEPLOY classifies the Semi's maturity as commercial: it is a battery-electric Class-8 truck operating in real fleets (PepsiCo since December 2022, with ArcBest and DHL pilots). It is human-driven, not autonomous: Tesla's autonomy roadmap is a claim only, with no verified L4, and Tesla removed FSD/Autopilot references from the Semi. The registry has no structured deployment records for the Semi yet; the fleet use is verified via the model's sources.
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The Semi is a battery-electric Class-8 truck (about 500 miles of range) in commercial fleet use: PepsiCo has run a multi-site fleet since December 2022, with ArcBest and DHL pilots, per public sources.
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The Semi is human-driven. Despite Tesla's autonomy roadmap, there is no verified L4 self-driving for the Semi, and Tesla removed FSD/Autopilot references from its marketing. Do not assume the Semi drives itself.
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Tesla has not published confirmed current pricing (the $150,000 to $180,000 figure dates to the 2017 reveal) and has repeatedly slipped its volume-production timeline. DEPLOY records these as stated, not verified.
Tesla Semi vs Cybercab vs Optimus
Tesla Semi
Tesla Cybercab
Tesla Optimus
Product
Class-8 truck
🟢verified
Robotaxi vehicle
🟢verified
Humanoid
🟢verified
Autonomy
Human-driven (roadmap only)
🟢verified
Intended driverless (FSD)
🟡stated
Teleoperated / staged
🟠claimed
Availability
Shipping to fleets
🟢verified
Not on sale
⊘absence
Not for sale
⊘absence
Pricing
$150-180K announced
🟡stated
<$30K target
🟡stated
$20-30K target
🟡stated
Customers
PepsiCo, ArcBest, DHL
🟢verified
None yet
⊘absence
Internal only (claim)
🟠claimed
Tier
Commercial
🟢verified
Consumer-promised
🟢verified
Consumer-promised
🟢verified
Sources: DEPLOY registry, Tesla, PepsiCo
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is the Tesla Semi?
Tesla announced $150,000 to $180,000 at the 2017 reveal🟡stated, and has not published confirmed current pricing. Treat the figure as a stated reference, not a verified executable price.
Can you buy a Tesla Semi?
Fleet customers can: Tesla has taken reservations and delivered to fleets since December 2022🟢verified, though in limited volume. It is an enterprise fleet truck, not a consumer retail vehicle.
Is the Tesla Semi self-driving?
No⊘absence. The Semi is human-driven; L4 autonomy is a roadmap claim only, and Tesla removed FSD/Autopilot references from the Semi.
Who uses the Tesla Semi?
PepsiCo runs a multi-site fleet (since December 2022), with ArcBest and DHL pilots🟢verified, per public sources. DEPLOY has not yet structured these as registry deployment records.
When will the Tesla Semi reach volume production?
Tesla targets 2026🟡stated, but the volume-production timeline has repeatedly slipped over several years. DEPLOY records it as a stated target, not a verified date.
How is the Tesla Semi different from the Cybercab?
The Semi is a Class-8 freight truck that ships today and is human-driven🟢verified; the Cybercab is a purpose-built robotaxi vehicle that is not on sale⊘absence. Different products, different stages.
Pricing and availability are tagged verified or claimed against primary sources. Manufacturer targets are reported as targets, not prices you can pay today.