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Elon Musk appears to signal the end of the road for Cybertruck

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Elon Musk appears to signal the end of the road for Cybertruck

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Tesla will wind down production of its Cybertruck vehicles at its Texas factory next year, Elon Musk says.

He did not spell out whether it plans to stop making them entirely or shift production elsewhere, but did say the decision was to "make room" for building more of its self-driving Cybercab cars.

But the project's lead engineer, Wes Morrill, appeared to suggest the vehicle was being discontinued, writing on X: "Cybertruck was an incredible technology development platform and lives on through Cybercab."

With its distinctive angular looks, the Cybertruck attracted diehard fans, but was beset by delays before being launched in 2023 and has had disappointing sales numbers since.

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