Tesla CEO Elon Musk was seen driving the new Tesla Cybertruck in Malibu, California when he hit crashed a traffic bollard. The incident happened as the Tesla boss was driving away from the car park of a high-end restaurant where he was earlier seen dining out with friends. Musk, along with his entourage, was also caught on video blowing through a red light in the intersection.
Valets at the high-end restaurant parked the all-electric Tesla Cybertruck in front of the restaurant, which caused passersby and patrons to gather around and photograph it, reports celebrity news site TMZ. One of the admirers of the radically-design pickup truck is the Hollywood actor Edward Norton who reportedly came out of the restaurant to see the unusual vehicle. Musk emerged with the actor to show off the Cybertruck and perhaps earned another pre-order, reports CNET's Roadshow.
The most eye-catching part of was when the tesla CEO left the restaurant driving the Tesla Cybertruck. In the video, the Cybertruck hit a road pylon, which appears like Musk did not notice it since he did not stop to check for the damages if there is. The hit pylon made a smacking noise as Elon Musk leaves.
Cybertruck pulls F-150 uphill pic.twitter.com/OfaqUkrDI3 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 24, 2019
It also appears like the Tesla CEO and his entourage blew through a red light in the intersection, reports Roadshow. Cross-traffic looks like in green light and begins flowing after the Tesla Cybertruck, and another Tesla vehicle passed through. As the all-electric pickup corners, Roadshow notices that there is some wide-body roll from the truck.
It is surprising to see body roll on the truck, considering that its floor supposedly has a battery pack, which could help contribute to lower center gravity. Engineers usually prefer to minimize body roll to maintain that the vehicle is planted as can be. The Tesla Cybertruck was also seen cruising I-405 recently with an onlooker recording the vehicle in motion.
The Tesla Cybertruck on the road is definitely a prototype vehicle, and as of this writing, it is not clear if it was running on manufacturer plates for testing purposes. Some auto enthusiasts heavily criticized the futuristic design of the all-electric pickup truck. But, "Blade Runner" artistic director Syd Mead described it as 'stylistically breathtaking.'
