--- title: "Dubai is Adding Tesla Cybertrucks to its Police Car Fleet" description: "To the surprsie of nobody, the Dubai Police department is officially planning on adding Tesla Cybertrucks to its fleet." date: "2019-11-27" modified: "2019-11-27" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/dubai-police-tesla-cybertrucks" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Artificial Intelligence" - "Tesla" tags: - "cybertruck" - "dubai" - "police" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Dubai is Adding Tesla Cybertrucks to its Police Car Fleet ![To the surprsie of nobody, the Dubai Police department is officially planning on adding Tesla Cybertrucks to its fleet.]() *\Image: Tesla/Dubai Police\* ## Cyber Police The Dubai Police department is officially planning on adding Tesla Cybertrucks to its fleet, [*Arabian Business* reports](). The official account of the Dubai Police department tweeted an image of a Cybertruck with its logos on it with the caption "2020" on Tuesday. https://twitter.com/DubaiPoliceHQ/status/1199379704266014735 ## Officer Musk The news comes after Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted Wednesday that the oddball electric pickup has already received [250,000 pre-orders](). Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri told *Arabian Business* that the new cars will help enhance security presence in tourist destinations. The Dubai Police department already has a pretty astonishing fleet of luxury sportscars, including some of the fastest cars in the world, from the Bugatti Veyron to the Lamborghini Aventador. ## "Bulletproof" The Cybertruck will be a worthy addition to the fleet. It's clad in a thick exoskeleton of cold-pressed stainless steel and features "bulletproof" windows — although the [jury is still out]() on that last bit. The unusual truck also has impressive specs when it comes to acceleration and range. A top of the range tri-motor variant — with a price tag of just $69,900 — can go from 0 to 60 in under three seconds and features an advertised range of over 500 miles. As for how the Dubai Police is expecting to get their hands on Cybertrucks next year when production is expected to[ start in late 2021]() is still unclear. **READ MORE:** [Tesla Cybertruck will serve and protect with Dubai police force]() \[*CNET*\] **More on the cybertruck:** *[Elon Musk: 250K People Have Pre-Ordered Cybertrucks]()* ## 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]()