--- title: "Elon Musk Drives Cybertruck to Restaurant, Hits Traffic Cone" description: "Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk decided to take his shiny Cybertruck for a joyride to a fancy Japanese restaurant in Los Angeles on Saturday night. Videos captured by TMZ also show the entrepreneur side swipe a traffic pylon while exiting the restaurant’s parking lot. The truck Celebrity news and gossip website TMZ reported that […]" date: "2019-12-09" modified: "2019-12-09" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-cybertruck-restaurant-traffic-cone" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "cybertruck" - "elon musk" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk Drives Cybertruck to Restaurant, Hits Traffic Cone ![Videos captured by TMZ show Tesla CEO Elon Musk driving the Cybertruck, and swiping a traffic pylon while exiting a Malibu restaurant's parking lot.]() *\Image: Roberto Cruz via YouTube\* ## Roadbump Tesla CEO Elon Musk took his shiny [Cybertruck]() for a joyride to a restaurant in Malibu, California on Saturday night — but his evening hit a bump when the entrepreneur crushed a traffic cone while exiting the restaurant's parking lot, [video]() captured by gossip site *TMZ* shows. The truck has garnered a lot of attention — and not only for its [extremely divisive design](). Experts, including the chief of the Australian car safety rating organization, have [pointed out]() that the imposing stainless steel vehicle could end up being a safety hazard thanks to a lack of crumple zones. ## Making an Entrance *TMZ* [reported that]() Musk left the restaurant with actor Edward Norton in tow. The valet left the [recently announced]() Tesla pickup truck out front so that everybody could get a peek. Later that night, YouTuber Roberto Cruz [spotted the Cybertruck]() driving down the 405 freeway. https://twitter.com/Guruleaks1/status/1203754579864825857 ## Technicality Interestingly, the Cybertruck still didn't feature rearview mirrors, as [*Gizmodo* noted](). In California, drivers are required to have an unimpeded rear view of the highway[ for at least 200 feet behind them](). According to [Section 26709]() of the California Vehicle Code, vehicles must have two mirrors that reflect the driver's view as well, and one mirror has to be placed on the left side of the vehicle. In other words, things could have gone worse for the truck's first known time on public roads — but they also, evidently, could have gone much better. **READ MORE:** [Elon Musk Hits Traffic Pylon With New Cybertruck After Dinner in Malibu]() \[*Gizmodo*\] **More on the truck:** *[Mexican Cops Pre-Order Fleet of 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]()