Hyperdrive
Tesla Truck Snafu Joins List of Mishaps Before Memes Were Cool
Problems include cars that won’t start, doors that won’t open
This article is for subscribers only.
New-product launches don’t always go as planned. Thursday night’s preview of Tesla Inc.’s Cybertruck was one of the more spectacular examples, when Franz von Holzhausen, the company’s design chief, unintentionally shattered two of the pickup’s windows with a metallic ball.
Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s reaction? “Oh my f---ing god.”