Somebody asked Elon directly during the meeting about when Cybertrucks would be made available in other markets and he said "We might be able to certify it for other markets next year."
So after they scale to this 2500 per week number, efficiencies of scale should allow them to swallow the cost...
The first truck has shown up in Sydney taking a spin around the city.
https://www.drive.com.au/news/tesla-cybertruck-caught-on-camera-in-australia/
Tesla Sydney, 26 April to 5 May 2024 (new showroom, 546 Gardeners Road)
Tesla Chatswood, 6-12 May 2024
Tesla Parramatta, 13-19 May 2024
Tesla...
The arm part may well have been a joke, but he literally says:
"there is nothing stopping it from closing on you."
But there is a pinch sensor stopping it from closing on you which is easily demonstrable.
He used a t shirt, basically the one thing thin and pliable enough not to trigger the...