--- title: "Musk: Tesla Pickup Truck Will Be Straight Out of “Blade Runner”" description: "## Truckin'" date: "2018-11-02" modified: "2018-11-02" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/teslas-pickup-truck-blade-runner-elon-musk" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "elon musk" - "pickup truck" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Musk: Tesla Pickup Truck Will Be Straight Out of “Blade Runner” ![]() *\Image: Tesla\* ## Truckin' While sports car enthusiasts are salivating over the Tesla Roadster's record-shattering performance — 0 to 60 in under two seconds is no joke — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is more excited about a very different Tesla. "Actually, I’m personally most excited about the pickup truck," Musk admitted to *Recode* in an [interview this week](). "Well I can’t talk about the details, but it’s gonna be like a really futuristic-like cyberpunk, 'Blade Runner' pickup truck." ## Pick Me Up Details are still sparse, but Musk's enthusiasm for the [pickup truck]() in particular really comes through. He's been [tweeting about it]() since at least December of last year, but the idea has been around since at least [November 2013](). He [unveiled an image]() of the truck in 2017 that *Jalopnik* [called "ridiculous]()." Before the pickup truck, Tesla is expected to release the [Model Y]() — a hopefully as-futuristic SUV. ## Country, Buds, and Superchargers The prospect of a utility truck that doesn't rely on chugging gasoline or diesel is exciting, and we can't wait to see what Tesla's "futuristic" design will end up looking like. And he doesn't even care if it doesn't sell at all. "You know, I actually don’t know if a lot of people will buy this pickup truck or not," he told *Recode,* "but I don’t care." **READ MORE:** [Elon Musk: The Recode interview]() \[*Recode*\] ***More on the Tesla pickup truck: [An Electric Pickup Truck Will Be Tesla’s Top Priority After the Model Y]()*** ## 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]()