Well, that didn't take long! Tesla's Cybertruck is apparently heading for an early retirement, and it looks like the futuristic pickup truck won't be sticking around much longer.

Elon Musk says production of the Cybertruck will start winding down next summer at Tesla's Gigafactory in Texas. That's a pretty short run for a vehicle that officially launched in late 2023. It won't even make it to its fourth birthday!

The problem? Sales never came close to matching the hype. Through the first three quarters of this year, Tesla sold 11,586 Cybertrucks. The company had reportedly been expecting to sell around 70,000.

That's a pretty big gap between what they hoped would happen and what actually happened. Apparently, looking like a vehicle from a science-fiction movie doesn't automatically mean everybody wants one sitting in their driveway.

Once production winds down, Tesla plans to use that extra factory space to build more Cybercabs.

So, if you've been dreaming of owning a Cybertruck, you might want to get moving. The stainless-steel spaceship on wheels could soon become a pretty unusual sight on the road.

R.I.P. Cybertruck. You were certainly hard to miss, even if not quite as many people wanted to buy you as Tesla expected!