--- title: "Cybertruck’s Bizarre Windshield Wiper Overwhelmed by Mud While Offroading" description: "Truck It Tesla's finally shown its long-awaited Cybertruck — and its gigantic windshield wiper — in action, and reader, it doesn't look great. In its most recent earnings report, the Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company showcased its futuristic-looking truck driving through a big mud patch, and although its single windshield wiper is supposed to be […]" date: "2023-07-23" modified: "2023-07-24" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/cybertruck-windshield-wiper-mud" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "cybertruck" - "elon musk" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Cybertruck’s Bizarre Windshield Wiper Overwhelmed by Mud While Offroading ![A Tesla cybertruck driving through mud in a desert terrain.]() *Image via Tesla. \Image: Tesla\* ## Truck It Tesla's has finally shown its long-awaited Cybertruck — and its [gigantic windshield wiper]() — in a rugged natural environment, and it doesn't look great. In its [most recent earnings report](), the Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company showcased its futuristic-looking truck driving through a big old mud patch, and although its single windshield wiper is supposed to be [huge and state-of-the-art](), it appears that it was struggling to clear the vehicle's enormous windshield. https://twitter.com/cyber\_hooligan\_/status/1681763062590902273 ## Wipe Me Down While it's kind of hilarious that the Cybertruck, which is allegedly going to start being delivered to customers on its [years-long wait list]() [by the end of 2023](), is apparently not great at wiping its own windshield, this isn't the first we've heard of its wiper woes. Earlier this year, [drone footage]() taken at Tesla's Texas Gigafactory showed the Cybertruck's gigantic single wiper, a staple of the prototypes dating all the way back to its unveiling in 2019. And as [*The Verge* noted at the time](), it didn't seem to be able to reach a sizable chunk of windshield — which, lest we forget, is its sole purpose. Back in 2021, [Musk himself commented]() on projected issues with the Cybertruck's single wiper — a design flaw that could easily have been fixed by, you know, putting a second one on, but one that the company has apparently declined to address. "The wiper is what troubles me most," the Tesla CEO tweeted in response to someone commenting on the "[comically large]()" wiper blade. "No easy solution." We might brainstorm a few promising solutions, such as copying pretty much every other vehicle on the road with normal windshield wipers. But then again, we're not being paid the big bucks to come up ideas for Tesla. **More on the Cybertruck:** [*The Cybertruck Has a Small Issue With Looking Like Complete Garbage*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()