Here’s the Tesla Semi… again

<figure> <img alt="Tesla Semi" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Tesla" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/Semi_77.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Remember the Tesla Semi? The long-gestating, heavy-duty truck <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/16/16667366/tesla-semi-truck-announced-price-release-date-electric-self-driving">first introduced in concept form in 2017</a> is finally in volume production as of April 2026 - nearly a decade after its initial introduction. On Thursday evening, the company held yet another event for the Semi to demonstrate to customers and investors that the long wait was finally over. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The event was held at Tesla's new Semi factory next to Gigafactory Nevada, where the company says it can build 50,000 trucks a year, or 1,000 per week. The purpose was to announce a raft of new (and old) customers for the Semi, including PepsiCo, US Foods, DHL, WattEV, ABF, Einride, IMC, and OK P …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1000317/tesla-semi-launch-customer-delivery-freight-battery-engineer">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>