The Tesla Cybertruck is technically closer to production now than it has ever been. At the company’s first-ever Investor Day it left one on display for all to see and photograph. We’re getting a close-up look at the interior and sky-shots of a previously-unseen glass roof and a tonneau cover.
The often-delayed Cybertruck is, for many Tesla fans, the most anticipated vehicle of 2023. For all those denying that it’ll end up in production this year, Lars Moravy, an executive at Tesla, said at Investor Day that it’s “definitely real” which is exactly how one would describe a car that is in fact, going to go on sale, someday… in the future.
What we do know for sure is what the latest prototypes look like and they show off new features. First, Twitter user @whatsinside posted a short video of the Cybertruck driving around with a new glass roof panel and a black tonneau cover. Will the finished Cybertruck be available with both features? Will the glass roof be bulletproof? Will the tonneau cover work better than other EV pickup truck tonneau covers have?
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At Investor Day, Twitter user Matthew Donegan-Ryan took a bunch of photos showcasing the interior of a Cybertruck with a glass roof that looks similar, suggesting that it’s a very recently completed prototype. Notably, the tonneau cover is nowhere to be seen and certainly doesn’t fold down into the front end of the tailgate the way other systems do.
The inside of the Cybertruck is noticeably devoid of any major surprises. There don’t seem to be any super-innovative storage areas or features. At the same time, we do get a chance to see how the rear seat cushions flip up to provide more vertical storage in the second row. That’s not a totally new idea as Honda uses a similar feature dubbed the “magic seat.”
The truck remains full of hard edges and sharp interior cues. We wonder if Tesla will find a way to utilize the space taken up by the huge dashboard. Tesla continues to say that we’ll see the finished production truck later this year. We’ll have to wait to see what the final “definitely real” Cybertruck actually looks like whenever it arrives.