Photo: Christine Irish via Tesla CyberTruck Facebook group
Cybertruck wraps have been the talk of the town since one prototype was seen wearing one in June. A recently spotted Cybertruck impressed with its "Minecraft" wrap, but a minor detail caused even more controversies. The pickup truck featured a round steering wheel, making people wonder what the default steering wheel option would be at launch.
Tesla Cybertruck is the most controversial electric vehicle of our times, and it's likely to cause even more controversies after the first units are delivered on November 30. Although Tesla remained tight-lipped, the Cybertruck's features, both real and imagined, have caused more keystrokes on social media than the never-ending stream of crises that crippled humanity in the past three years. This explains why every Cybertruck appearance causes uproar.
This summer, the Cybertruck got intriguing camouflage wraps, causing everyone to wonder what the purpose was. After all, we've seen countless naked Cybertruck prototypes before. What was left to hide? It later turned out that the camo wrap was the actual product there, not the Cybertruck. Tesla is seriously considering offering such an option for the pickup truck and is already training its service center personnel with Model 3 and Model Y wraps.
A Cybertruck wrapped in what people called "Minecraft" camo made the rounds recently after being spotted in Mountain View, California. Surprisingly, it wasn't the wrap that was its most exciting feature. After all, a similarly wrapped Cybertruck was seen in September without making waves. This time, it was the steering wheel, which was perfectly round. This differs from the "squircle" design we know from the Tesla Investor Day in March.
The steering wheel in the picture snapped in a Mountain View parking lot looks similar to the one introduced with the refreshed Model 3 (Highland) in China and Europe. This choice is even more bizarre considering that the Cybertruck proved capable of moving the wheels lock-to-lock by rotating the steering wheel less than 180 degrees. In fact, the Cybertruck appears to have dynamically adjusted steering, which automatically adjusts the steering ratio depending on speed and other conditions. This means that, unlike the Model S and Model X, the Cybertruck doesn't need a round steering wheel.
I don't know why Tesla chose this setup for this particular unit. I know this is not the first time Tesla fitted a round steering wheel on the Cybertruck. We saw this first in the Tesla Bot video presented during the 2023 Shareholders Day on May 16. In that video, a group of Optimus robots were moving in front of several Cybertruck prototypes. The closest to the camera had a round steering wheel, which few people noticed then.
We still don't know many things about the Tesla Cybertruck despite the delivery event being scheduled two weeks from now. The steering wheel configuration is only one of them. Tesla showed with the Model S/X that it was willing to reconsider its decisions and reinstate the round steering wheel for those who wanted it. Will we see a similar approach with the Cybertruck?
This summer, the Cybertruck got intriguing camouflage wraps, causing everyone to wonder what the purpose was. After all, we've seen countless naked Cybertruck prototypes before. What was left to hide? It later turned out that the camo wrap was the actual product there, not the Cybertruck. Tesla is seriously considering offering such an option for the pickup truck and is already training its service center personnel with Model 3 and Model Y wraps.
A Cybertruck wrapped in what people called "Minecraft" camo made the rounds recently after being spotted in Mountain View, California. Surprisingly, it wasn't the wrap that was its most exciting feature. After all, a similarly wrapped Cybertruck was seen in September without making waves. This time, it was the steering wheel, which was perfectly round. This differs from the "squircle" design we know from the Tesla Investor Day in March.
The steering wheel in the picture snapped in a Mountain View parking lot looks similar to the one introduced with the refreshed Model 3 (Highland) in China and Europe. This choice is even more bizarre considering that the Cybertruck proved capable of moving the wheels lock-to-lock by rotating the steering wheel less than 180 degrees. In fact, the Cybertruck appears to have dynamically adjusted steering, which automatically adjusts the steering ratio depending on speed and other conditions. This means that, unlike the Model S and Model X, the Cybertruck doesn't need a round steering wheel.
I don't know why Tesla chose this setup for this particular unit. I know this is not the first time Tesla fitted a round steering wheel on the Cybertruck. We saw this first in the Tesla Bot video presented during the 2023 Shareholders Day on May 16. In that video, a group of Optimus robots were moving in front of several Cybertruck prototypes. The closest to the camera had a round steering wheel, which few people noticed then.
We still don't know many things about the Tesla Cybertruck despite the delivery event being scheduled two weeks from now. The steering wheel configuration is only one of them. Tesla showed with the Model S/X that it was willing to reconsider its decisions and reinstate the round steering wheel for those who wanted it. Will we see a similar approach with the Cybertruck?
Who would want a standard steering WHEEL on their Cybertruck? ?? ???? pic.twitter.com/Czsz909n0r
— Greggertruck (@greggertruck) November 14, 2023
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