? [Update: NOT Production Wiper] New Cybertruck design spied! Shortened front, no door handles, side mirrors, curved windshield glass! [Dec. 10]

[Lekrow]

Yup, maybe the tonneau cover retracts into the roof which is why the roof overhangs the bed.

Which, if true raises the chance of a full-size pass-thru door from cabin to bed.

I thought this might be the case too, but the rear roof panel shrinks a little too much for me too think this is the case, atleast on this variant of CT

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[RandyS]

Love all the comments...Here's something I noticed...Is one of the main purposes of that track to test FSD stuff with the way the white lines are painted on both sides? At one point the truck is moving without a driver and the passenger is messing with something...Hmm....

 

[John K]

yeah no.... deployable is a bad option anywhere that sees snow in winter. the wiper is fine.... you drive looking forwards, not to the left. My jeep wrangler had a roof mount larger than the CT wiper- I got used to it very fast.

Agree, don’t restrict peripheral views

 

[swinefeaster]

Is the bed smaller?

 

[Crissa]

Is the bed smaller?

There is no evidence of that.

-Crissa

 

[swinefeaster]

There is no evidence of that.

-Crissa

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[Eye of Elon]

I can't believe how many people are worried about how the truck looks. When I reserved it, on day one, I thought it was the ugliest vehicle I'd ever seen. Over time, it started to look good, but that's just because we love it.

I reserved it for 2 reasons, the price and the specs, especially the 6'5" bed length.

The objective truth is, both versions of the CT are ugly and ALL trucks are ugly, they are pickup trucks.

 

[igorcas]

I couldn't close that video fast enough. Annoying music.

Your comment annoys me much more. The music is actually pretty good.

 

[Deleted member 3316]

I don’t understand the design choice of such a large windscreen. I don’t see the value of all that realestate lost from the frunk and all the heat gain on the dash board. It’s almost big enough to sleep a few kids on that dash. It seems like a waste of space and energy (heating or cooling cabin space.)

It appears to be an aesthetic choice over function… which seems against the design brief.

 

[John K]

I don’t understand the design choice of such a large windscreen. I don’t see the value of all that realestate lost from the frunk and all the heat gain on the dash board. It’s almost big enough to sleep a few kids on that dash. It seems like a waste of space and energy (heating or cooling cabin space.)

It appears to be an aesthetic choice over function… which seems against the design brief.

Under the dash is my legroom.

 

[Raymond]

I couldn't close that video fast enough. Annoying music.

I agree!

 

[Balthezor]

Your comment annoys me much more. The music is actually pretty good.

You made an account just to say that? Yes!!! Mission accomplished!

 

[Klaxon]

If the wiper's pivoting point would be on the top of the windshield and in inactive state the blade turned back close to the roof, the CT would have a better aerodynamics, less distractions for driver, and a texan look like a chief's feather.
The blade may also tilt as an antenna for the Starlink

 

[charliemagpie]

(Tiny laser 'wipers' likely to clean the camera lens.)

Here is a 2019 Tesla patent application, and what we are seeing today is a mock-up of that.

Certainly they have had long enough to develop it, I reckon it's under wraps. (which is why Musk tweeted it's not the production version)

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a29025844/tesla-patent-windshield-wiper-blades/

 

[Kirsten]

I love that Tesla is having fun reinventing the wheel (or perhaps I should say car). Having fewer parts to bring down production costs is ingenious. Not having a door handle is a nice design and has an added benefit of not allowing car thieves a way to enter. I am hoping there is a manual override inside the car though. If the car is involved in a crash which compromises the electrical system and starts a fire, you need an auxiliary way out. I love the cool design features but safety will always be number one. If the car ends up in a body of water, people need a way out of the car. If there is bullet proof glass and no door handles how can emergency personnel save people trapped in the car? These are a couple of questions which I believe need to be considered and answered to the public. And, these things need to be answered before production and mass production begins.
I kind of like the mono wiper. Please don’t compromise the bed size in the truck. It needs to be able to transport a quad. I love that it has a built in ramp. There are some great designs built into this truck and I am excited about it hitting the market. If you design for safety as a major factor in design, you will win market share.

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