--- title: "Elon Musk Takes Cybertruck for Off-Road Joyride" description: "During a recent visit to Tesla's factory in Austin, Texas, CEO Elon Musk decided to take the company's long-awaited Cybertruck for a spin." date: "2021-04-16" modified: "2021-04-16" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-takes-cybertruck-for-off-road-joyride" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "cybertruck" - "elon musk" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk Takes Cybertruck for Off-Road Joyride ![During a recent visit to Tesla's factory in Austin, Texas, CEO Elon Musk decided to take the company's long-awaited Cybertruck for a spin.]() *\Image: Tesla\* ## Off-Road Joyride During a recent visit to Tesla's factory in Austin, Texas, CEO Elon Musk decided to take a prototype of the company's long-awaited electric pickup, the Cybertruck, out for a spin. Videos of the event showed the brutalist truck drive over the site's dirt-covered grounds. https://twitter.com/TeslaNY/status/1382940972133273601 "I was just there, driving Cybertruck around the site where it will be built!" Musk [wrote in a tweet](), referring to the Austin factory. According to [first hand reports](), Musk took some time walking around and talking to a crowd of workers that had gathered. https://twitter.com/Model3Owners/status/1382871347341168644 ## Limited Production The sighting, leaving many Tesla enthusiasts practically peeing their pants, was accompanied by some more sobering news: the car company may hit some production snags later this year. "Limited production of Model Y this year, high volume next year," Musk wrote in a [follow-up tweet](). "Same with Berlin," he added, referring to the company's factory in Germany, which is currently under construction. It's still unclear if the production slow down will affect the Cybertruck as well. The vehicle was meant to start shipping later this year. In January, Musk [claimed during an earnings call]() that "we'll make a few deliveries of the Cybertruck in 2021, but volume production is set for next year." Musk may have omitted any news on the truck for a reason — but it's hard to know for sure. Creating an entirely new vehicle that is strikingly different than all of Tesla's other vehicles is bound to throw the company some wrenches along the line. **READ MORE:** [Watch Tesla Cybertruck Get Dirty With Elon Musk In Austin, Texas]() \[*InsideEVs*\] **More on Tesla:** *[Ford CEO Mocks Tesla For Rolling Out Half-Finished Autonomous Driving]()* ## 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]()