People have been ridiculing Tesla's new Cybertruck for its unusual design - but some big names in Silicon Valley say they love the pickup
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted that he thought the Cybertruck was "incredible" on November 23 in response to a tweet from the company's vice president of design and research.
Steven Sinofsky, a former Microsoft executive that previously served as president of the company's Windows division, said on Twitter that he felt for Musk after the demo went awry, adding that he thought the Cybertruck was "amazing."
I feel for @elonmusk and the broken window demo.
We’ve all had awkward demo moments with Windows.
PS: Cybertruck is amazing.
Facebook executive David Marcus, who oversees the company's cryptocurrency efforts through a subsidiary called Calibra, tweeted that he loved "the audacity and courage" it took to create a vehicle that looks like the Cybertruck.
So many people are 💩 on Tesla’s Cybertruck design, but I love the audacity and courage it took to create a vehicle that looks like it dropped from a Sci-Fi movie. 👏🏼 @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/cw54SdqDgz
— David Marcus (@davidmarcus) November 22, 2019Tech entrepreneur and angel investor Jason Calacanis also praised the launch...
Last night’s #cybertruck launch by @Tesla is the quintessential example of “founder authority”
Only founders like @elonmusk, Jobs, @travisk, etc can launch products so spectacularly inspired & ground breaking
the hired, tired & uninspired CEOs (@tim_cook) release iPhone 17💤
...as did Basecamp CEO and co-founder Jason Fried.
I find the new @Tesla Cybertruck thoroughly inspiring. This is what groundbreaking looks like. https://t.co/vtMQdKv4Je Yes, the market will be the ultimate arbiter of success, but fuck yeah for taking a major bold and brash step ahead. Bravo chances. Bravo @elonmusk.
— Jason Fried (@jasonfried) November 22, 2019Outside of the technology landscape, Blade Runner artistic director Syd Mead thinks highly of Tesla's Cybertruck, telling Business Insider's Aaron Holmes in an emailed statement that it "has completely changed the vocabulary of the personal truck market design."
The Cybertruck starts at $39,900 and features an exterior made of stainless steel and armored glass, six passenger seats, and an adjustable air suspension. Tesla is offering three configuration options: a single-motor rear-wheel drive version, a dual-motor all-wheel drive edition, and a tri-motor all-wheel-drive variant. Production of the vehicle is scheduled to begin in 2021.
Despite the truck's mixed reception, Tesla is already racking up preorders for the Cybertruck. Musk revealed in a tweet on Sunday that 200,000 pre-orders had been placed for the Cybertruck so far.
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