--- title: "Extremely Beat Up Tesla Cybertruck Spotted on Public Street" description: "Onlookers have spotted an extremely beat up Tesla Cybertruck — which has yet to make its public debut — being towed on a public street." date: "2022-08-29" modified: "2022-08-29" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/extremely-beat-up-tesla-cybertruck-public-street" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "cybertruck" - "elon musk" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Extremely Beat Up Tesla Cybertruck Spotted on Public Street ![Onlookers have spotted an extremely beat up Tesla Cybertruck — which has yet to make its public debut — being towed on a public street.]() *\Image: Whole Mars Catalog via Twitter\* ## Beat Up Onlookers [spotted]() an extremely beat up looking Tesla Cybertruck — which has yet to actually ship to buyers — being towed on a public street. The test vehicle appears to be in pretty rough shape, including a cracked windshield, dented fender, and possibly scratched side panels. It's great that Tesla is putting the vehicle through its paces before fully rolling it out. But at the same time, the glimpse is reminiscent of the time Tesla chief designer Franz von Holzhausen accidentally [smashed the purportedly reinforced "armor glass"]() with a hefty metal ball during the truck's unveiling almost three years ago. https://twitter.com/WholeMarsBlog/status/1563433371191037952/ ## Cybertruck Smash It's unclear what the company was using this particular test vehicle for, but given Tesla CEO Elon Musk's repeated promises of the pickup truck being able to survive pretty much anything — down to possibly [the surface of Mars]() — it's not a stretch to assume they were testing its physical limits. The vehicle in the image is also outfitted with what appear to be sensors and camera calibration equipment, as [*Teslarati* points out](). And as [spotted by eagle-eyed Twitter users](), the Cybertruck still sports its unwieldy and arguably unsightly [mega-windshield wiper](). ## Ultimate Durability On [its website](), Tesla claims the Cybertruck's "exoskeleton" is "made for ultimate durability and passenger protection" and is "nearly impenetrable." The "armor glass" is also designed to "redirect impact force for improved performance and damage tolerance." Ever since it was unveiled three long years ago, we've only seen glimpses of the brutalist pickup truck. According to Musk, the truck will finally enter production [some time next year](), after years of delays. Given the fact that Tesla is still hammering out the details, though — perhaps even literally in this case — we'll believe it when we finally see it. **READ MORE:** [Battle-weary Tesla Cybertruck spotted testing with apparent imaging equipment]() \[*Teslarati*\] **More on Cybertruck:** *[Even Ford's Electric F-150 Just Got a Massive Price Hike]()* ## 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]()