Tesla Truck Glass Fail

Tesla Truck Glass Fail. Tesla's futuristic new Cybertruck has armored glass windows that founder Elon Musk referred to as "transparent metal" during tonight's reveal. Not the kind of America that drives pickup trucks, rolls coal, and head down to the creek with the boys to catch fish.

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But the glass cracked, drawing groans from the crowd gathered in Los Angeles for the "Blade Runner"-inspired vehicle's. Shortly before von Holzhausen threw the steel ball at the windows, he had hit the truck's door with a big. At the Tesla Cybertruck unveiling, Elon Musk asked the company's lead designer, Franz von Holzhausen, to demonstrate the strength of the "Armor Glass" by throwing a solid metal "We threw wrenches, we threw everything, we even literally threw a kitchen sink at the glass, and it didn't break.

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One of the dramatically styled truck's signature features is the Tesla Armor Glass used for the windows that CEO Elon Musk described as Musk asked Tesla designer Franz von Holzhausen to throw one of the balls at the front door window of the truck on display, which cracked it in a spiderweb.

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During the big reveal of Tesla's electric pickup truck, the vehicle's windows failed an onstage smash test. Tesla Inc.'s highly anticipated unveiling of its futuristic pickup truck suffered a setback after its "armoured glass" windows shattered during a demonstration. Elon Musk agreed with the suspicion many had about the Tesla Cybertruck gaining a lot of exposure, thanks to its failed glass strength demonstration.