 Hey everybody, this is Sean from The Verge, and I'm here at Tesla's design studio in Los Angeles, California, where the company just unveiled its first electric pickup truck, the Cybertruck. Welcome to the Cybertruck unveil. Now we know Tesla has been working on a pickup truck for a long time, but in the years running up to this event, Elon Musk had said that this truck was going to look straight out of Blade Runner. It was going to have a cyberpunk aesthetic, and that he didn't really even care if people didn't like the design. Well, he unveiled a very cyberpunk, very Blade Runner truck tonight. The design is super polarizing. It really does look exactly how he said it was going to look. Really does look like some kind of movie prop. One thing that could help Tesla move a truck that is as out there as the Cybertruck is the fact that the specs and the price actually sound pretty good. The Cybertruck starts at $39,900. That starting point is also lower than the price of a lot of the most popular pickup trucks on the market right now, like the Ford F-150 or the Dodge Ram. That version of the truck will get about 250 miles of range and be able to go from zero to 60 miles an hour in about six seconds or so. Now above the base model, there's a dual motor version of this truck that's supposed to get about 300 or more miles of range, has a 10,000 pound towing capacity, and can go from zero to 60 miles an hour in about four and a half seconds. The top tier of Cybertruck costs nearly $70,000, but Elon Musk promised it'll have at least 500 miles of range, which is outrageous. That's more than any other car Tesla makes right now, and almost as much as the second generation Roadster, which is supposed to be coming in the next couple of years. The whole event was really sort of a tease at the big automakers who make a lot of money from pickups. One of the things that he focused on was the fact that this truck is going to be made out of cold rolled steel, basically the same material that SpaceX has been using to build its Mars rocket prototypes. To show off how durable he thinks this is, he had Tesla's lead designer come out on stage with a sledgehammer and not only take it to the door of a typical pickup truck, but also to the side of the Cybertruck. And it didn't seem to make any dent, but a problem seemed to arise when they also tried to show off the strength of the windows on the truck, which are made out of a special metal glass. But when they took a big metal ball bearing to the windows, they broke. So obviously there's a little bit more to be done to make sure that this lives up to the sort of rugged standards that Elon Musk was promising tonight. But he took it in stride and kept sort of poking at the part of the auto industry that he really wants to disrupt with this product. Now all versions of the truck will come with autopilot standard, the option to pay for the forthcoming full self-driving feature that Tesla's been promising for years. They'll all have a hundred cubic feet of storage, which is a massive amount of storage and largely thanks to the really big bed in this truck. They have up to 16 inches of ground clearance with four inches of travel on either end. But Tesla didn't take much time to talk about the crash worthiness of this truck. And especially considering it's made out of this supposedly super durable, super strong steel, I'd like to see a little bit more about what's going to happen to other cars or pedestrians if and when this thing gets into a crash. Now I actually got a chance to ride in this thing tonight. I was in the front passenger seat, one of six seats inside the truck. And one of the first things that struck me was just how big it is inside. He's talked on stage about how by taking basically the structure of the car and moving it to the very outside, not worrying about paint or anything on the outside of the steel, he was able to open up more space inside the truck. And it certainly felt that way. It's hard to get a sense of exactly how big this thing is in person, but on the inside it's clear that Tesla's making the most out of the room that they have available. There was a 17 inch touchscreen tablet similar to the Model 3's, but a little bit bigger in the center of the dashboard that was actually running a new version of Tesla's in-car software that we only got a brief glimpse of. I like the design of it. I'm very excited to see more about that new version of the software and hear what Tesla has planned for it in the future. Honestly, the most striking thing about it is just how massive it feels underneath you. We don't know the spec on the battery in this, but the battery pack must be massive. You could feel how heavy it was underneath you as we were moving down the street. It certainly feels just about as fast as some of Tesla's other cars. We were in the dual motor specs of the mid range when it starts at about $49,000. And I can only imagine that the top tier version would feel a little bit more ludicrous than the ride that we had tonight. I will say that if you're wondering at home whether this looks more or less polarizing in person, I'd say it's about dead on the money. It maybe even looks a little bit better in the renders. In person, it just feels very brutalist. It was honestly cold to the touch when I was getting in and out of the truck and there is really nothing else like it on the market, which is exactly what Elon Musk says he was going for. Elon Musk is well known for not meeting deadlines on time or not living up to lofty promises that he makes. And I think a lot of people coming in the night's event were trying to basically call him on the bluff. If the Cybertruck proved anything, it's that every once in a while, what Elon Musk promises is exactly what you'll get. Hey everybody, thanks so much for watching. If you love electric vehicles, especially ones that are a little bit polarizing, we just got to see Ford's Mustang Mach-E electric SUV a couple of days ago. Go check it out on our YouTube channel if you haven't yet. Thanks for watching.
 Hey everybody, this is Sean from The Verge, and I'm here at Tesla's design studio in
 Los Angeles, California, where the company just unveiled its first electric pickup truck,
 the Cybertruck.
 Welcome to the Cybertruck unveil.
 Now we know Tesla has been working on a pickup truck for a long time, but in the years running
 up to this event, Elon Musk had said that this truck was going to look straight out
 of Blade Runner.
 It was going to have a cyberpunk aesthetic, and that he didn't really even care if people
 didn't like the design.
 Well, he unveiled a very cyberpunk, very Blade Runner truck tonight.
 The design is super polarizing.
 It really does look exactly how he said it was going to look.
 Really does look like some kind of movie prop.
 One thing that could help Tesla move a truck that is as out there as the Cybertruck is
 the fact that the specs and the price actually sound pretty good.
 The Cybertruck starts at $39,900.
 That starting point is also lower than the price of a lot of the most popular pickup
 trucks on the market right now, like the Ford F-150 or the Dodge Ram.
 That version of the truck will get about 250 miles of range and be able to go from zero
 to 60 miles an hour in about six seconds or so.
 Now above the base model, there's a dual motor version of this truck that's supposed to get
 about 300 or more miles of range, has a 10,000 pound towing capacity, and can go from zero
 to 60 miles an hour in about four and a half seconds.
 The top tier of Cybertruck costs nearly $70,000, but Elon Musk promised it'll have at
 least 500 miles of range, which is outrageous.
 That's more than any other car Tesla makes right now, and almost as much as the second
 generation Roadster, which is supposed to be coming in the next couple of years.
 The whole event was really sort of a tease at the big automakers who make a lot of money
 from pickups.
 One of the things that he focused on was the fact that this truck is going to be made out
 of cold rolled steel, basically the same material that SpaceX has been using to build its Mars
 rocket prototypes.
 To show off how durable he thinks this is, he had Tesla's lead designer come out on stage
 with a sledgehammer and not only take it to the door of a typical pickup truck, but also
 to the side of the Cybertruck.
 And it didn't seem to make any dent, but a problem seemed to arise when they also tried
 to show off the strength of the windows on the truck, which are made out of a special
 metal glass.
 But when they took a big metal ball bearing to the windows, they broke.
 So obviously there's a little bit more to be done to make sure that this lives up to
 the sort of rugged standards that Elon Musk was promising tonight.
 But he took it in stride and kept sort of poking at the part of the auto industry that
 he really wants to disrupt with this product.
 Now all versions of the truck will come with autopilot standard, the option to pay for
 the forthcoming full self-driving feature that Tesla's been promising for years.
 They'll all have a hundred cubic feet of storage, which is a massive amount of storage and largely
 thanks to the really big bed in this truck.
 They have up to 16 inches of ground clearance with four inches of travel on either end.
 But Tesla didn't take much time to talk about the crash worthiness of this truck.
 And especially considering it's made out of this supposedly super durable, super strong
 steel, I'd like to see a little bit more about what's going to happen to other cars or pedestrians
 if and when this thing gets into a crash.
 Now I actually got a chance to ride in this thing tonight.
 I was in the front passenger seat, one of six seats inside the truck.
 And one of the first things that struck me was just how big it is inside.
 He's talked on stage about how by taking basically the structure of the car and moving it to
 the very outside, not worrying about paint or anything on the outside of the steel, he
 was able to open up more space inside the truck.
 And it certainly felt that way.
 It's hard to get a sense of exactly how big this thing is in person, but on the inside
 it's clear that Tesla's making the most out of the room that they have available.
 There was a 17 inch touchscreen tablet similar to the Model 3's, but a little bit bigger
 in the center of the dashboard that was actually running a new version of Tesla's in-car software
 that we only got a brief glimpse of.
 I like the design of it.
 I'm very excited to see more about that new version of the software and hear what Tesla
 has planned for it in the future.
 Honestly, the most striking thing about it is just how massive it feels underneath you.
 We don't know the spec on the battery in this, but the battery pack must be massive.
 You could feel how heavy it was underneath you as we were moving down the street.
 It certainly feels just about as fast as some of Tesla's other cars.
 We were in the dual motor specs of the mid range when it starts at about $49,000.
 And I can only imagine that the top tier version would feel a little bit more ludicrous than
 the ride that we had tonight.
 I will say that if you're wondering at home whether this looks more or less polarizing
 in person, I'd say it's about dead on the money.
 It maybe even looks a little bit better in the renders.
 In person, it just feels very brutalist.
 It was honestly cold to the touch when I was getting in and out of the truck and there
 is really nothing else like it on the market, which is exactly what Elon Musk says he was
 going for.
 Elon Musk is well known for not meeting deadlines on time or not living up to lofty promises
 that he makes.
 And I think a lot of people coming in the night's event were trying to basically call
 him on the bluff.
 If the Cybertruck proved anything, it's that every once in a while, what Elon Musk promises
 is exactly what you'll get.
 Hey everybody, thanks so much for watching.
 If you love electric vehicles, especially ones that are a little bit polarizing, we
 just got to see Ford's Mustang Mach-E electric SUV a couple of days ago.
 Go check it out on our YouTube channel if you haven't yet.
 Thanks for watching.