Liam Denning, Columnist

Tesla’s Cybertruck Is Designed to Shatterproof Its Stock

It won’t sell much, but bulls may take it as an effort to stay on the cutting edge.

TFW the shatterproof-window demo’s going great.

Photographer: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images

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Who really needs bullet-proof glass, anyway? The president, yes, but him aside, it’s a niche market. Come to think of it, who even needs trebuchet-proof glass? Granted, the “transparent metal” windows on Tesla’s “Cybertruck” didn’t stand up to the literal slings at its unveiling in Los Angeles on Thursday night. But as long as you aren’t planning on off-roading into the middle of a medieval siege, you’re probably good.

The more pertinent question, perhaps, is who really needs this truck?