Gigafactory Texas (also Tesla Gigafactory 5 or Giga Texas) is an automotive manufacturing facility near Austin, Texas, under construction by Tesla, Inc. since July 2020.[1] Tesla aims to have it up and running by the end of 2021.[2]
The factory is planned to be the main factory for the Tesla Cybertruck and the Tesla Semi; it will also produce Model 3 and Model Y cars for the Eastern United States.[2][3][4]
Tesla is located east of Austin where residential housing is less dense. Grocery stores and restaurants have not been established yet and schools system ratings are catching up to more central areas of Austin. Many employees are finding homes anywhere from a 20-45 minute drive away depending on what type of community they are looking for. For example, if you like the hill country, that's on the west side of Austin.