The Tesla Cybertruck was just lately noticed in a brand new video, the place its steering capabilities had been being put to the check.
The video, which was shared by @klwtts on Twitter, by way of Electrek, exhibits the electrical pickup truck executing a pointy U-turn utilizing its rear-wheel steering, which creates a tighter and extra exact turning radius. It was additionally seen making sharp left and proper turns, one thing you wouldn’t usually count on to see in a truck of this measurement.
Maybe higher than a Y in turning
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 28, 2023
The video was then reshared by @MatthewDR, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk replied to the Tweet, saying that the Cybertruck’s turning radius can be higher than that of the Mannequin Y. For reference, the turning radius of a Tesla Mannequin Y is 39 toes 8 inches (12.1 meters).
Rear-wheel steering is shortly turning into a preferred function for electrical pickup vans, with a number of automakers asserting plans to include it into their designs. GMC demonstrated the function on its Hummer EV, and Tesla introduced that the Cybertruck would have the capability for it as nicely. The addition of rear-wheel steering, paired with different traits within the trade, might make the Cybertruck a game-changer within the pickup truck market.
Nevertheless, the truck has additionally been a supply of frustration. The Cybertruck was first introduced in 2019, and it was scheduled to enter manufacturing in late 2021. It confronted delays supposedly as a result of battery shortages. Subsequently, in August 2021, Tesla CEO Elon Musk delayed the car to someday in 2022 earlier than pushing it to January throughout a This autumn earnings name.
In accordance with a report from July 2022, deliveries for the car had been anticipated to begin arriving in mid-2023, however this didn’t happen. Tesla then promised that the Cybertruck would enter mass manufacturing on the finish of 2023, however this additionally turned out to be an empty promise.
Throughout a convention name with monetary analysts in October, Musk talked about that Tesla is making ready its Austin, Texas plant for the Cybertruck’s manufacturing, with “early manufacturing” deliberate for mid-2023. Now, throughout Tesla’s This autumn 2022 earnings name, Musk stated that mass manufacturing of the truck gained’t start till 2024. He did say that manufacturing of the car will start in some capability this summer time, although Tesla would solely be capable of provoke mass manufacturing in 2024.
The Cybertruck has recently been noticed in different places as nicely, so it could be that the automaker is finished with the delays and can stand good on its ‘mass manufacturing in 2024’ promise.
