said 16 Nov 2017
If you order now, get a truck in two years.
— Elon Musk, contemporaneous report
Tesla Semi unveil, Hawthorne. GeekWire reports Musk said the Semi "should become available in 2019". PepsiCo and Walmart pre-ordered.
What happened: PepsiCo took delivery of the first hand-built Semis on 1 December 2022, three years late. Volume production began at the dedicated Nevada plant, with the first truck off the high-volume line on 29 April 2026.
due 31 Dec 2019 · resolved 1 Dec 2022
Receipt · archived original GeekWire report of the Tesla Semi / Roadster unveil, Nov 16 2017 (opens in a new tab)