{"id":25223,"date":"2022-06-23T06:03:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T10:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=25223"},"modified":"2022-06-23T06:03:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T10:03:55","slug":"musk-confirms-tesla-cybertruck-design-finally-locked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=25223","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Confirms Tesla Cybertruck Design Has Been Finalized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even though at first glance the Tesla Cybertruck that was most recently spotted looks almost identical to the original prototype\/concept shown in November of 2019, the electric truck has undergone some quite notable changes. However, no additional big changes are coming, according to Elon Musk, who announced in an interview that the Cybertruck\u2019s design was \u201cfinally locked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The most notable changes we observed over the last year or so are the new windscreen wipers (no, <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/576251\/tesla-laser-winshield-wiper-patent-public\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22576251%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22tesla-laser-winshield-wiper-patent-public%22%7D\">they\u2019re not lasers<\/a>, but they <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/590588\/tesla-cybertruck-prototype-elkhorn-battery\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22590588%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22tesla-cybertruck-prototype-elkhorn-battery%22%7D\">may extend somehow<\/a>, since in the latest photos they look too short for the massive windscreen), the addition of rear-wheel steering, the appearance of production spec side mirrors and the disappearance of physical door handles (which the concept ha).<\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-item trinity-skip-it\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"embed\" data-embed-code=\"%3Cblockquote%20class%3D%22twitter-tweet%22%3E%3Cp%20lang%3D%22en%22%20dir%3D%22ltr%22%3EBREAKING%3A%20Cybertruck%20design%20is%20finalized%20per%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Felonmusk%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Etfw%22%3E%40elonmusk%3C%2Fa%3E.%20He%20gave%20this%20update%20and%20the%20truck%20will%20be%20in%20production%20the%20middle%20of%202023%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FTesla%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Etfw%22%3E%40tesla%3C%2Fa%3E.%20%F0%9F%8E%A5%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fklwtts%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Etfw%22%3E%40klwtts%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20who%20has%2058%20trucks%20on%20order%20%F0%9F%A4%A3%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FAkxkA3A9Js%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FAkxkA3A9Js%3C%2Fa%3E%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FJcMRaJ07vf%22%3Epic.twitter.com%2FJcMRaJ07vf%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%26mdash%3B%20Tesla%20Owners%20Silicon%20Valley%20(%40teslaownersSV)%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FteslaownersSV%2Fstatus%2F1539647771166134272%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Etfw%22%3EJune%2022%2C%202022%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%20%3Cscript%20async%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js%22%20charset%3D%22utf-8%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E\">\u00a0<\/section>\n<p>We recently also got a peek inside the <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tesla\/cybertruck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">Cybertruck<\/a> at what appeared to be the final design of the dashboard, which features a similar setup to the <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tesla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">Tesla<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tesla\/model-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">Model S<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tesla\/model-x\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">Model X<\/a>, with a driver\u2019s display complimenting the big central infotainment screen. The Cybertruck dash looks a lot like a Model S\/X, but instead of rounded flowing shapes, Tesla made everything angular to match the exterior.<\/p>\n<p>During the <em>Tesla Owners Silicon Valley<\/em> interview where he made many other announcements, Musk said Tesla\u2019s focus is now to try to finally start building the truck. However, he points out that no matter how hard the automaker will try, it will not be able to make up for the lack of semiconductors that is now plaguing the industry.<\/p>\n<p>This is why he estimates that even though the Cybertruck\u2019s design won\u2019t be changed any more, so they can start preparing and tooling up for <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/581460\/tesla-production-sites-model-assignment-april2022\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22581460%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22tesla-production-sites-model-assignment-april2022%22%7D\">production at the Texas Gigafactory<\/a>, its actual start of production is still 12 months away. And that\u2019s just Elon\u2019s estimate right now, which doesn\u2019t take into account any additional hitch they may still encounter on the road to production.<\/p>\n<section class=\"relatedContent-new trinity-skip-it\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"related-content\" data-widget-size=\"content\" data-params=\"%7B%22type_id%22%3A0%2C%22title_id%22%3A%22%22%2C%22items%22%3A%5B%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22593279%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Tesla's%20Updated%20Cybertruck%20And%20Semis%20Turn%20Heads%20At%20Michigan%20Speedway%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22tesla-updated-cybertruck-electric-semi-michigan%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FNGGN1M%2Fs5%2Ftesla-cybertruck-no-wiper-blade.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22590075%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22%2424%2C000%20Space%20Camper%20For%20Tesla%20Cybertruck%20Is%20Clever%20And%20Stylish%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22tesla-cybertruck-space-camper-revealed%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%221%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FpbbXog%2Fs5%2Ftesla-cybertruck-space-camper.jpg%22%7D%7D%5D%7D\">   <\/section>\n<section class=\"trinity-skip-it\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"video\" data-url-params=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizer\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAYAAAA7KqwyAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAABpJREFUeNpi\/P\/\/PwMlgImBQjBqwLAwACDAAOVfAw9\/ZDvcAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z-tdPIz7DAc\" data-src-param=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even though at first glance the Tesla Cybertruck that was most recently spotted looks almost identical to the original prototype\/concept shown in November of 2019, the electric truck has undergone some quite notable changes. However, no additional big changes are coming, according to Elon Musk, who announced in an interview that the Cybertruck\u2019s design was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}