--- title: "Cybertruck x Hot Wheels: Your Adorable Dream R/C Tesla Has Arrived" description: "Mattel, the brand behind the iconic Hot Wheels brand, just announced an adorable remote-controlled version of Tesla's brutalist Cybertruck." date: "2020-02-22" modified: "2020-02-22" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/remote-controlled-cybertruck" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "cybertruck" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Cybertruck x Hot Wheels: Your Adorable Dream R/C Tesla Has Arrived ![Mattel, the brand behind the iconic Hot Wheels brand, just announced an adorable remote-controlled version of Tesla's brutalist Cybertruck.]() *\Image: Mattel/Boring Company/Victor Tangermann\* ## Scaled Down 'Cyber Mattel, the brand behind the iconic Hot Wheels brand, just [announced]() an adorable remote-controlled version of Tesla's Cybertruck. A 1:64 scale RC model will put you back $20, while a much larger 1:10 scale version will cost a substantial $400 — and is already sold out at press time. First [announced]() last November, Tesla's Cybertruck turned out to be a powerhouse, wearing an impenetrable exoskeleton jacket of reinforced stainless steel. The fully featured 1:1 scale model will be going on sale starting at just shy of $40,000 in late 2021. ## Size Doesn't Matter Mattel's larger 1:10 scale RC truck will feature functioning headlights and taillights, for visibility on public roads of course. An all-wheel drivetrain — that won't quite perform on the same level as the full-scale Cybertruck's 0-to-60-in-under-three-second tri-motor variant — will allow the RC car to zip around with plenty of speed. The battery is also quite a bit smaller. 3,300 mAh, about 70 times smaller than a Model 3's. The toy company is expecting to ship their RC Cybertrucks in December 2020, just in time for the holidays. **READ MORE:** [Hot Wheels announces a remote-controlled Tesla Cybertruck]() **More on Cybertruck:** [Check Out This Terrifying Cybertruck Police Car]() ## 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]()