A video of Tesla shooting a promotional clip of its Cybertruck cruising through the snowy landscape of Iceland has been leaked online.
The EV was spotted driving behind another vehicle with a camera crew in the trunk, suggesting the Elon Musk-founded company is gearing up for the highly-anticipated launch – about 1.5 million people have reserved one.
Early customers paid $100 to secure their model that has been delayed for more than three years.
But the video and Musk announcing the first unit rolling off the assembly line in July suggests the Cybertruck rollout is set to happen sooner than later.
A video of Tesla shooting a promotional clip of its Cybertruck cruising through the snowy landscape of Iceland has been leaked online
The footage comes one day after an internal email from Tesla surfaced that threatened to fire any employees caught taking pictures of the Cybertruck.
The communication is likely due to many leaks from staff working closely with the vehicle plagued by delays.
The email to employees reads: ‘Effective today, any employees or contractors found taking photos or videos on-site of anything related to the Cybertruck (e.g. vehicle, parts, production line, etc.) without an official business need/justification (i.e. dictated by job/scope and validated by Security during initial contact) will be immediately escorted off-site pending HR investigation and follow up contact.
‘The CT team will issue photo passes/stickers to appropriate personnel in the future to help expedite interactions with Security for business-related photography/videography.’
It is unclear who leaked the promotional video, but the footage suggests that the Cybertruck will likely handle it well in winter conditions.
But the shot points to Tesla ramping up marketing for the vehicle that is more than one-year delayed from its initial launch date.
The Cybertruck – starting at $39,000 – became a sensation when revealed to the world in November 2019.
The EV was spotted driving behind another vehicle with a camera crew in the trunk, suggesting the Elon Musk-founded company is gearing up for the highly-anticipated launch – about 1.5 million people have reserved one
The celebrated event quickly became a nightmare for Musk after the glass on his new electric ‘Cybertruck’ was smashed just after he boasted about it being ‘shatterproof.’
During the announcement of the truck – which looks like an armored vehicle with angular sides – Tesla design chief Franz von Holshausen tried to prove the glass was ‘shatterproof’ by throwing a heavy metal ball at close range.
Musk was heard muttering ‘oh my f***ing God’ when the glass smashed.
Some speculated the hiccup may have been part of the show, but it did not stop people from reserving one for themselves.
The waitlist with no reservation is at least three years from when the first Cybertruck is delivered.
Musk had promised production would begin in early 2021, but that date slipped away. And each year, a new date is set and missed.
The Cybertruck – starting at $39,000 – became a sensation when revealed to the world in November 2019
The celebrated event quickly became a nightmare for Musk after the glass on his new electric ‘Cybertruck’ was smashed just after he boasted about it being ‘shatterproof’
The CEO has previously blamed battery supply issues for the delay, saying that each Cybertruck would ‘literally cost a million dollars a piece or more’ if Tesla had started producing the futuristic vehicle in 2021.
However, in July, Musk finally made the first vehicle at the Giga Texas manufacturing facility in Austin.
A photo showed over 100 staff in hard hats and high-vis vests surrounding the vehicle at the 10 million square foot facility.
Two months before, the world received its first look of the interior, which caused a rift among fans.
One Twitter user said the ‘Cybertruck’s interior looks like it came from a 1980’s low budget sci-fi prop piece,’ while others called the dark gray cabin flat out ‘ugly.’
However, some users think the interior looks ‘simple and clean’ and ‘love the overall look.’
The images, shared on a Cybertruck enthusiast forum, have not been confirmed, but they show a massive interior screen, futuristic-looking seat controllers and a bare cabin.
Musk finally made the first vehicle at the Giga Texas manufacturing facility in Austin. A photo showed over 100 staff in hard hats and high-vis vests surrounding the vehicle at the 10 million square foot facility
Two months before, the world received its first look of the interior, which caused a rift among fans
The photos show a view from the driver and passenger seats and a side shot inside the Cybertruck, which Cybertruck Owners Club shared.
A massive display hangs in the center of the dash, but wires can be seen hanging from the back.
Twitter user Facts Chaser tweeted: ‘Nearly four years after its unveiling, why is the screen activated via this DIY wire assembly?’
The user also highlighted a feature to the diver’s left – a small window shaped like a diamond.
‘That A-pillar monstrosity looks like it would severely obstruct visibility,’ he tweeted.
The center console has a paneled design as the cover that slides open and closed, which looks like what was in the early Model S and X vehicles.
However, fans are more disappointed about the lack of a third middle seat in the front of the Cybertruck, which had been rumored since the vehicle’s debut in 2019.
What the seats do have are controllers fashioned in the same finish as the exterior and crafted in unique designs that some fans were overjoyed to see.
