Tesla's next-generation vehicle platform—often dubbed "Model 2" or "Model Q" by the media—is the company's third mainstream architecture, designed to produce a much cheaper car (around $25,000) and a driverless robotaxi. The platform relies on advanced manufacturing techniques like the "Unboxed Process," 48-volt architecture, and structural battery packs using 4680 cells, with production planned for Gigafactories in Texas, Berlin, and Mexico. In October 2024, Elon Musk unveiled the driverless version, the Cybercab, targeting 2026 production, while a drivable car was initially expected to use the new tech on the legacy Model 3/Y platform for US deliveries in the second half of 2025. The project stems from Musk's Master Plans and a 2022 decision to support both a small, inexpensive car and a self-driving robotaxi on the same line, aiming to halve the cost of the Model 3/Y. However, by December 2025, a key supplier for the 4680 battery program wrote down its value from $2.9 billion to just $7,400, prompting Electrek to suggest the platform is in "serious trouble."