--- title: "Cybertruck Prototype Mocked for Looking Extremely Janky" description: "After hyping up the company's brand new factory in Texas, Tesla CEO Elon Musk showed off the latest prototype of the Cybertruck. And it looks really bad." date: "2022-04-12" modified: "2022-04-12" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/cybertruck-prototype-mocked-for-looking-extremely-janky" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "cybertruck" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Cybertruck Prototype Mocked for Looking Extremely Janky ![After hyping up the company's brand new factory in Texas, Tesla CEO Elon Musk showed off the latest prototype of the Cybertruck. And it looks really bad.]() *\Image: Cyber Owners\* ## Afterthought All eyes were on Tesla late last week. After hyping up the company's brand new factory in Texas, Musk [took some time on stage]() to show off the latest prototype of his company's brutalist Cybertruck. But after years of delays, Tesla still doesn't have an awful lot to show off — and the prototype displayed last week [leaves a lot to be desired](). ## Unfinished Sure, from a distance, it looked like a Cybertruck. But attendees of the "Cyber Rodeo" event got a much closer look as well. And up close, the prototype looked downright bad, almost like an afterthought, as seen in [footage]() uploaded to YouTube by Cyber Owners. We're not talking just panel gaps here, as has been [customary for the brand]() in the past. The prototype looks unfinished, as if Tesla was caught off guard by the gigantic party it was hosting. The doors aren't even the same color as the rest of the vehicle. "Everything is bowed, bent at strange angles, leaving room for massive panel gaps," *Jalopnik*'s keen-eyed Steve DaSilva [wrote](). "Hopefully they don’t leak." https://youtu.be/8Tg42QwfiYs ## Where's My Truck? None of that is exactly reassuring, considering that the Cybertruck has already been [delayed]() a number of times. At the event, Musk revealed that the vehicle is now slated to go into production next year, a middling consolation prize for those who [preordered their trucks]() well over two years ago. The company's latest showing doesn't instill any more confidence — we still have yet to see a production ready version of Musk's passion project, despite the CEO's many promises. **READ MORE:** [The Latest Tesla Cybertruck Prototype Looks Even Worse Up Close]() \[*Jalopnik*\] **More on Cybertruck:** *[Watch Elon Musk Drive a Tesla Onstage While Blasting Dr. Dre]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()