See all the highlights from the Tesla Semi rollout event, where CEO Elon Musk and Tesla showed off their latest iteration of the Tesla Semi. As the world grapples with rising diesel fuel prices, Tesla touts autonomous EV trucks and announces more details and a release date.
Read more about the Tesla Semi on CNET.com
Timecode Chapters:
0:00 Event Kickoff & Live Charging Session
1:05 Elon Musk Message on Tesla Semi Features
2:50 Real-World Testing & Pilot Fleet Experience
3:47 Efficiency, Battery Innovations & Range Upgrades
4:47 Megawatt Charging Performance
5:13 Standard Range Variant Announcement
5:32 Driver Experience, Cabin Noise & Roll-Down Window Updates
6:48 Driver Profiles & Seamless Fleet Tech
7:37 Trip Planner & Dynamic Range Estimation
8:14 Megacharger Network Expansion Plans
9:12 Depot & Home Charging Solutions
10:00 Final Remarks & Teaser
Video Credits:
Producer: Stephen Beacham
Video Editor: Stephen Beacham
Thumbnail Designer: Stephen Beacham
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#tesla #teslasemi #teslasemitruck #elonmusk #ev #semi #diesel
@Top10Tibbz
September 25, 2026 at 11:57 am
Great just what we need, semis gapping us at the light with a full trailer
@SolarScootersuk
September 25, 2026 at 12:06 pm
Has anyone done a welfare check on Bill Gates?
@metintin
September 25, 2026 at 12:26 pm
Just in time for the diesel crisis. These bad boys will be flying off the lot cause Chump will rather be up Iran’s ahh for 20 years than take the L.
@darinherrick9224
September 25, 2026 at 12:42 pm
Now imagine how much more energy efficient… if it doesn’t have a driver.
@user-xg2vy3ri6r
September 25, 2026 at 12:50 pm
Funny how Gavin didn’t extend CA EV benefits only to Tesla despite the left’s rhetoric against fossil fuels. This shows you it’s nothing but a power play and politics by the DemocRATS.
@mvpsantoo
September 25, 2026 at 1:28 pm
Too bad for the truckers losing their jobs, it’s already been hard for them
@theone3129
September 25, 2026 at 1:31 pm
Imagine someone caring more about this product then Optimus 🤣
@billger5710
September 25, 2026 at 2:02 pm
Would live interviews with drivers who have been testing the semi
@poopichalupi
September 25, 2026 at 2:20 pm
The Edison will (likely! be available first) be my first hybrid OTR rig (because it will likely! be available first), but the TESLA SEMI will be my first EV SEMI ❤❤❤❤ I can NOT wait 🎉
@poopichalupi
September 25, 2026 at 2:21 pm
Goodbye diesel slug 😂❤❤❤❤
@Jeffrey_Bezos_Amazon
September 25, 2026 at 2:44 pm
Tesla Semi
@NeilMcGee-b6c
September 25, 2026 at 2:44 pm
How much did the Trucks battery charge from 0% in the 11 minute video, which is approximately the same time someone would stop to use the washroom, buy a pop and a bag of chips. How much would the battery charge in 11 minutes????
@NeilMcGee-b6c
September 25, 2026 at 2:45 pm
Missed opportunity
@CityPete
September 25, 2026 at 3:23 pm
They showed the live charging update about halfway through (6:01), which was at 27% and 35 min remaining on the charge at about 1.2 megawatts.
@Allthatjazzandrazmatazz
September 25, 2026 at 2:50 pm
I don’t think adding the self driving feature to a semi truck is a good idea
@HeyMavDak
September 25, 2026 at 3:20 pm
It’s not a coincidence that diesel prices are high in the US when autonomous semi-trucks are starting production.
@jorgipogi
September 25, 2026 at 3:24 pm
I don’t hear anything revolutionary.
@enginerunsable
September 25, 2026 at 3:32 pm
01:45 good god, what is wrong with this guy? Why would you need a sports car in truck form? What is his obsession with this crap? SAFETY is the biggest value you can bring; next is efficiency and cost per mile, and self-driving, too. This idiot is always stuck on acceleration and speed like a child. We don’t need semis able to do sports cars; they are dangerous enough.
@Darant1no
September 25, 2026 at 3:38 pm
There are already many E-Trucks that are better than this ugly traktor.
@LetsGo0o0oGuy
September 25, 2026 at 4:10 pm
“especially in these crazy times…” Leopard, meet face.
@noleftturns
September 25, 2026 at 5:04 pm
Can we be honest here?
The Tesla Semi is an Elon “Solution” desperately looking for a “Problem” to fix
The Semi costs 70% more than a comparable diesel rig
So any savings you might have with no oil changes are paid to Elon up front
And you still have to pay for those EV tires that wear out in half the time and cost twice as much
That’semi weighs 3,000 pounds more than the diesel rig
That’s like carrying a Toyota Corolla on top of the cab every mile it drives
Band of luck finding a megacharger in the middle of North Dakota
And if you break down there, try finding a mechanic to work on the rig
and a supply chain to next day the parts needed to fix it
R.I.P. Tesla Semi
This is just another Cybertruck fieasco in the making
@118Columbus
September 25, 2026 at 6:09 pm
More BS to pump and dump TSLA stock then merge it with SPCX.
Rug pull incoming.
@im4udevco
September 25, 2026 at 6:45 pm
If only Elon Musk can decouple himself from politics…… But you have to give it to him and Tesla. I’m on my 2nd Tesla vehicle and can’t imagine myself driving any ICE vehicles anymore. This is what Americans need but on a mass scale
@nasty360nate
September 25, 2026 at 7:16 pm
I like how they said its 500 real world tested miles
@fritopie8701
September 25, 2026 at 7:24 pm
Brilliant just brilliant how convenient $ 7.00 gallon diesel . Autonomous trucks just in time . Time to bye 372.11 😂
@GntlTch
September 25, 2026 at 8:01 pm
Yeah, quite a number of comments were right – nothing much new – and I wasted 11 minutes watching Dan and Franz regurgitating to the choir stuff we already knew. Nothing about the factory, production, production rates, supply lines or similar.
@Jacky-cc1qc
September 25, 2026 at 8:06 pm
When will an FSD-capable Tesla motorcycle be available? I can’t wait to ride Route 66 on one!