Jay Leno drives the Tesla Cybertruck with Elon Musk, who talks about the design, including the stainless steel body and bulletproof doors, and Leno demos the roll-up bed cover.
Why Hacker News points people here: Cited as a primary source for what Musk said about the Cybertruck's design goals and for its huge view count.
“The CNBC Cybertruck video has 32m+ hits, I invite you to go through the comment section”
Cited as evidence of Musk's popularity via view count
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on Twitter, Seeking Alpha, Youtube and the vast majority of traditional media reporting and in analyst reports of the large banks, I see overwhelming praise and support for Musk. It helps to weigh by views/clicks, I like Hacker News but assume that it's quite small in the greater scheme of publication platforms. The CNBC Cybertruck video has 32m+ hits, I invite you to go through the comment section [0] The stock price also tells a story about what most people think. I do concede that the tone has shifted recently, but I still don't feel that the full picture of Musk's deeds are known to most people. In my perception, he has achieved a religious status [0] this video
Cites itDig1tJun 2023
“You can see Jay Leno demo it in this video from 2021”
Shows Leno demoing the Cybertruck roll-up bed cover
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>It looks like the bed is now always covered by a piece of glass It's not glass, it's a roll-up cover. You can see Jay Leno demo it in this video from 2021: this video Bed covers protect your stuff from thieves and also decrease drag (increase range). They are a smart idea, especially for electric trucks.
Cites itPheonixPhartsNov 2023
“Musk specifically mentions in this clip”
Musk mentions bulletproof design goal
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A WSJ article I read suggested, though they admitted it was only rumor, that Musk initially wanted the car to be bullet proof. I suspect in the end, since they're not advertising this "feature", the Cybertruck is likely more-resistant-than-average to bullets, but nothing that could be legally advertised. edit: Not a rumor after all, Musk specifically mentions in this clip: this video
Cites itPheonixPhartsNov 2023
“he specifically mentions the stainless steel at being used to make the doors bullet proof”
Musk says stainless steel doors are bulletproof
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Turns out it's not a rumor, when Musk did a drive with Jay Leno in 2021 he specifically mentions the stainless steel at being used to make the doors bullet proof [0]. 0. this video
