Tesla Is Reportedly Doubling Production at Giga Texas

Gigafactory Texas may soon be running around the clock. Drone pilot Joe Tegtmeyer, who has been documenting the factory with flyover footage since construction began, said in his latest Giga Texas update that Tesla is doubling production at the Austin plant by adding a night shift (via @PTrubey).

Standing outside the factory, Tegtmeyer explained that the change means production lines will keep running overnight. Drone footage in the same update shows Giga Texas’s outbound lots full of rows of gold Cybercabs lined up and waiting to roll out.

Tesla hasn’t confirmed the change or said which vehicles will get the extra output.

How the New Shifts Could Work

According to Tegtmeyer, Giga Texas will move to two 12-hour shifts. That would keep the factory running almost nonstop, but three eight-hour shifts would also make sense for round-the-clock production. It’s possible the final setup will look different from what’s been reported so far.

A Cybercab Ramp?

One likely reason is the Cybercab. During Munro Live’s recent walkthrough of the Cybercab production line, Tesla said the factory floor is currently outpacing Robotaxi deployments, so the lines don’t even run every day. That could change soon.

Tesla already has more than 300 Cybercabs operating in Austin, and Cybercab rides are set to launch in Dallas this month, the first market outside Austin to get them. Tesla also just launched unsupervised Robotaxi rides in Fort Worth, its first new city in three months.

On top of that, Tesla is aiming to deliver the first Cybercabs to customers before the end of the year. More Robotaxi markets, bigger geofences, and outside customers would all need far more Cybercabs than Tesla is building now.

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Or Clearing the Model Y L Backlog?

The extra shift could also help with the Model Y. Tesla launched the six-seat Model Y L in the U.S. in July, and while deliveries started in September as planned, they’ve been slow. Some early buyers have seen their Model Y L deliveries pushed back by three to four months, and new orders now show delivery windows of January to March 2027.

Tesla has also said FSD is driving demand in the U.S., which could add to the pressure on Giga Texas to build more cars.

The extra output could go to Cybercabs, Model Ys, or both. We might learn more about the production uptick at Tesla’s shareholder meeting on December 3, or once Tesla reports Q4 deliveries in early January.