The Cybertruck

My thoughts, feelings and such

At last. The cybertruck (or “CYBRTRK”) has been unveiled. I was once of the many hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, that pushed past their normal bedtime hours due to the overwhelming excitement.

The pre-event

Building up to the launch, the Hawthorne design studio grounds was alive and thriving with much cyberpunk attire, Blade Runner car replicas and… a Tesla Coil. Of course, there was a Tesla coil. Once they started setting rods on fire, everyone was cheering and/or hysterically laughing in amazement. The Back to the Future replica Delorean was there also to reference the eventually-revealed angular, blocky design of the cyberpunk/80s truck.

I mostly followed Zack and Jessy’s live streams up until Tesla’s live stream went live:

The unveil

Once Tesla’s stream was up, I was on that like hotcakes. It was hard not to get lost in the overwhelming hype brought on by the laser light show and bloody red backlighting… the cyberpunk feels were real. Even the holographic “cybergirl” was a nice addition to the show’s initiation; since I’m married, I’ll stop here with the female acknowledgment. Elon didn’t waste any time upon strolling out on the stage either. It was only a couple minutes into the show when the long-awaited truck presented itself (well, with the help of human drivers) before highly-eager “Tesla people.”

At first, not the whole audience was in a roar… some, as predicted, was not a fan of the blocky Blade Runner look. Confession time: I too had mixed emotions upon the initial glace. It was almost too blocky for me… and I love this stuff. However, once…