--- title: "Watch Tesla Accidentally Smash Cybertruck’s “Bulletproof” Window" description: "A demonstration of Tesla's new Cybertruck on stage seemingly backfired after the company's head of design smashed a window with a metal ball." date: "2019-11-22" modified: "2019-11-22" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-shows-off-bulletproof-cybertruck-breaks-window" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "cybertruck" - "electric pickup" - "elon musk" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Watch Tesla Accidentally Smash Cybertruck’s “Bulletproof” Window ![A demonstration of Tesla's new Cybertruck on stage seemingly backfired after the company's head of design smashed a window with a metal ball.]() *\Image: Tesla\* ## Windows Smashed Tesla finally [revealed]() its outrageous ["Blade Runner"-style]() pickup truck, the "cybertruck," at an event in LA on Thursday evening. But an on-stage demonstration by Tesla CEO Elon Musk seemingly backfired, [*The Guardian* reports](): Tesla's chief designer Franz von Holzhausen lobed a hefty metal ball at the window — and smashed it. "Oh my fucking God," Musk muttered, in apparent chagrin. "Maybe that was a little hard," Von Holzhausen said. "It didn’t go through, that’s the plus side," Musk said, looking as though his soul was leaking out of his body. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udxR5rBq_Vg ## Impenetrable Exoskeleton The Cybertruck is clad in what Tesla refers to as "ultra-hard 30x cold-rolled stainless steel" on [its website](). The SpaceX-grade material will help "eliminate dents" and ensure "maximum protection" for passengers. On stage, Musk promised that the exoskeleton "is literally bulletproof to a 9mm handgun." ## Literally Bulletproof We don't know much about the glass itself. The material is simply referred to as "Tesla armor glass" on the company's website. "Ah, not bad, room for improvement," Musk joked after the awkward incident. And to be fair, there is time to go back to the drawing board: the truck won't be available until "late 2021" according to Tesla. **READ MORE:** [Cybertruck: Tesla unveils new pickup truck but windows shatter during demo]() \[*The Guardian*\] **More on Tesla's new truck:** *[Tesla’s “Blade Runner” Cybertruck Is an Absolute Monstrosity]()* ## 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]()