Have I locked in a price

[dazedNconfuzed]

What feature? Link lists 9, but several are redundant, several are meh (such non-sequitur accessories are usually underwhelming), and rest are featured on CT.

Bluetooth speaker & flashlight? Minor bonuses, cheaper & better easily available - but now that space & money already spent.

On-truck tent? When assembled, you can’t go anywhere. Never could understand those.

Electric & compressed air outlets? CT standard.

“Basement” storage? Kinda neat, but CT trumps by using that space for full bed access from cabin.

 

[slvervper99]

I hope Musk is paying attention to the cool feature on the Rivian and incorporates them into the CBYRTRK.
9 amazing features that make the Rivian R1T the coolest EV pickup around

Is Rivian giving you a generator you can bring so you can charge your car while those accessories drain your cars battery j/k

 

[HellsKitchen]

Bluetooth speaker & flashlight? Minor bonuses, cheaper & better easily available - but now that space & money already spent.

That was a typo. They're including a FLESHLIGHT.

 

[Ogre]

“Basement” storage? Kinda neat, but CT trumps by using that space for full bed access from cabin.

We’re not really sure what the CT bed access from the cabin will be like so don’t get too excited.

Personally, very excited about the sail pillar storage myself. Lots of small stuff ends up bouncing around in the bed of my truck because I have nowhere to put it. Chest height cabinets in the side of the truck are fantastic.

As for the rest, totally agree, the flashlight and speaker? Meh. The important features they talk about, compressor and AC out were announced on the Cybertruck launch event 2 years ago.

 

[Plasmid_Boy]

Anyone know if this issue (Cybertruck reservation prices and specs) was mentioned at the recent earning call?

 

[Ogre]

Anyone know if this issue (Cybertruck reservation prices and specs) was mentioned at the recent earning call?

No they were not.

Aside from the fact that they mentioned the Cybertruck is more or less on track with the revised schedule, they didn’t mention a ton. This is the only couple rather vague bits about the Cybertruck specifically.

And the second question is related to Cybertruck.

Who is the supplier looking at if you look at the exoskeleton steel? Is the supply for that material sufficient for immediate ramp-up, say, in '23, '24 time for Cybertruck? That's all from me.

Lars Moravy -- Vice President, Vehicle Engineering

Yeah. Sure. So obviously, as we've noted in the past, we developed our own stainless-steel grade for the exterior of Cybertruck to meet both the durability and corrosion requirements required for an automotive world. With this raw material and others, as Drew mentioned, we continue to look at multiple sources.

We have made some early sourcing decisions in that, but I think we'll keep that one internal, and we've already begun the first casting-ins of that. Rolling stainless isn't so different from pulling any other material. It's just about how hard the rollers are to get to that hardness level. And, you know, just like every manufacturing process we put in for every new vehicle, we'll work with our suppliers and vendors to make sure those timelines and supplies meet the need and demand of our customers.

Elon said that we'd get an update on Cybertruck in November a year ago but it hasn't happened and we know there are a lot of updates. Will you show off the new and improved Cybertruck?

Lars Moravy -- Vice President, Vehicle Engineering

Yeah. Thanks, Martin. We get a lot of questions on Cybertruck. We've been busy detailing the Cybertruck to achieve the prototype version we shared with customers a while back.

As you may have seen recently in social media, we've built a number of alphas and are currently testing those to further mature the design. And while those point out a few key additions like rear wheel steering, there are also a number of smaller or less visible improvements though the product is largely true to the initial vision. We'll continue to work through the product in the beta

 

[Plasmid_Boy]

Confirmation of rear-wheel steering was a good bit of info.

 

[HellsKitchen]

Confirmation of rear-wheel steering was a good bit of info.

I'd really like to know if rear wheel driving will be active constantly or just as an option during tight turns

 

[Ogre]

I'd really like to know if rear wheel driving will be active constantly or just as an option during tight turns

Most likely it will be on all the time. There might be a setting, but why would you turn it off?

 

[slvervper99]

One for me please....rear wheel steering that is. I've never driven a car with rear wheel steer. It doesn't take a lot to excite me lol. you know, if we can entertain ourselves like this keeping us busy discussing of what maybe included in the CT; it'll pass the time and next thing you know, it's 2023 and Tesla have started delivering CT's and then we're going to start discussing issues with the truck instead of what may come with it, the price, etc.

 

[HellsKitchen]

Most likely it will be on all the time. There might be a setting, but why would you turn it off?

I don't know. I've never driven with it and I don't know how intuitive it will be to drive.

 

[NY_Rob]

It (rear wheel steering) might also be helpful for backing up in tight spaces with a trailer.. but it may also be easier to jackknife with it too?

 

[Ogre]

It (rear wheel steering) might also be helpful for backing up in tight spaces with a trailer.. but it may also be easier to jackknife with it too?

I honestly don’t know. I think 4 wheel steering will be new to most of us.

It should be a **lot** easier to hook up to a trailer with 4 wheel steering and a reversing camera though!

 

[micantony]

I honestly don’t know. I think 4 wheel steering will be new to most of us.

It should be a **lot** easier to hook up to a trailer with 4 wheel steering and a reversing camera though!

agreed.

 

[T3SLAROD]

Tesla just bumped up their prices again. Now there’s no debate on which Tesla to buy, $39k Cybertruck or $43k Model SR+ hmmmmmm

 

[raptor5244]

Tesla just bumped up their prices again. Now there’s no debate on which Tesla to buy, $39k Cybertruck or $43k Model SR+ hmmmmmm

The Cybertruck will never be $39k, CT pricing was recently removed and we will be lucky if they build that RWD trim this decade. My guess is CT Dual Motor will be at least $55k-$60k and Tri-motor will be $75k-$80k.

 

[texas_star_TM3]

Tesla just bumped up their prices again. Now there’s no debate on which Tesla to buy, $39k Cybertruck or $43k Model SR+ hmmmmmm

lol. dream on dream on....

 

[T3SLAROD]

lol. dream on dream on....

But But Elon said........

 

[Jaunty]

I ordered the first day, and I wish I'd taken screenshots.
I'm thought I remember the "autopilot" option being 5K, which was the locked in price. I could be imagining things...
Does anyone else remember this, or have screenshots of the autopilot or FSD options?

I'm also willing to bet that Tesla didn't factor in this supply chain shortage and inflation...which will inevitably bring their costs way up from those estimates in 2019.

 

[dazedNconfuzed]

FSD was $7k. I ordered day of CT reveal.