“Demand is off the charts!” Elon Musk crowed at the end of 2023, citing more than a million reservations for Tesla’s polarizing polygonic pickup—so why has it still sold less than 50,000?
Tesla swam on a wave of success for a long time. But that was once upon a time. In the meantime, one piece of bad news follows the next.[more]
New deliveries of Tesla’s Cybertruck are now on hold as trims are reportedly “flying off” the vehicle, Electrek reports. According to conversations with auto dealers posted in an online community for Cybertruck owners, the issue is impacting the vehicle’s “cantrail trim.” This is located on the roof ledge of the vehicle, on the side just … Read more
BARCELONA—Of all the vehicles you could roll up to MWC to show off mobile technology, Tesla’s Cybertruck might be the worst possible fit. That steel trapezoid on wheels is too heavy and too angular for EU vehicle regulations, and Tesla sales have fallen off a cliff in Europe as CEO Elon Musk has promoted far-right … Read more
Tesla has shared footage of a Cybertruck crashing head-on into a concrete wall. The impact was recorded from several angles, and shows the very front of the electric pickup crumpling as it slams into the obstacle at 35 mph. The rest of the vehicle appears to hold up well. Fortunately, there was no one behind … Read more
A Tesla Cybertruck crashed into a pole while running Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software, raising questions about the chain of events that led to the collision. The driver, Jonathan Challinger, said the Cybertruck “failed to merge out of a lane that was ending…and made no attempt to slow down.” It first hit a curb, and … Read more
The competition to become the most outlandish vehicle at CES is stiff: You have the swoopy solar-powered Aptera, electric RVs like the Lightspeed, and all manner of rideable electric gizmos. But Xpeng, a major Chinese EV manufacturer, put the rest to shame this year when it rolled in the Aero HT Land Aircraft Carrier (LAC), … Read more
A soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI – including ChatGPT – to help plan the attack, police have said. Matthew Livelsberger, 37, a US Army Green Beret, fatally shot himself just before the truck blew up outside the hotel on New Year’s Day. Police in … Read more
Previously: Las Vegas: CyberTruck Blows Up Outside Trump Casino, Killing One and Injuring Several To be fair, this is about as ridiculous as being surprised to find that Siri is spying on you. Obviously, Tesla tracks all of your movements, and presumably can and will listen to what you’re talking about while in the car. … Read more
Credit: Photo of Cybertruck used in Trump International Hotel explosion from news conference in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Courtesy of YouTube Law enforcement officials confirmed that 37-year-old former Army veteran Matthew Livelsberger, who lived in Colorado Springs, was behind the rented Cybertruck explosion at the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas. Authorities confirmed that Livelsberger died by … Read more