The New York Times describes the cybertruck as all of the flaws in Musk’s character

Autonomy and a Loss of Power in Tesla: An Overview of the Model Y, Cybertruck and Model 2 Revisited

Musk pivoted to his favorite topic, autonomy, when asked if he was concerned about the process being copied by his Chinese competitors, and if he was concerned about the plans for more affordable EVs.

Though it fits the technical definition of a truck (it has a bed), the vehicle looks more like an origami version of an El Camino. Some owners say it is not bulletproof and Mr. Musk said it might be.

It isn’t uncommon for new car and truck models to have some flaws, but the Cybertruck was recalled because of a sticking problem, like a parachute having a gaping-hole in thecanopy. Some owners have gotten an alert that their vehicle may suddenly lose its power. And you may want to watch your fingers with the frunk (front trunk) and doors; they don’t have industry standard sensors that can keep doors from snipping off someone’s digits. The lead engineer for the Cybertruck told them that the steel doesn’t rust, and that the company was working on the issue.

Tesla’s ambitious plans to manufacture the underbody of its vehicles into a single piece, a process known as gigacasting, has been put on hold, according to Reuters, citing two sources with knowledge of the move. It was another sign that the company was pulling back from some of its previously reported plans as it struggles to adapt to falling sales and shrinking profits.

Tesla has also promoted something it called its “unboxed” manufacturing process, in which parts are assembled in dedicated areas of a factory and then all put together at the end. The process was promised to speed up car building while also cutting costs in half.

But now the company is reportedly sticking to the manufacturing process that it uses for its Model Y crossover and Cybertruck vehicles, in which the underbody is pieced together from three pieces: two gigacasted front and rear sections and a mid-section made from aluminum and steel where the battery is stored, Reuters says.

Much hope was pinned on the company’s forthcoming affordable EV, the so-called $25,000 “Model 2.” The project was canceled last month by Musk, instead of investing in a fully self-sufficient car.

During the company’s recent earnings call, Musk refused to give much in the way of details regarding the company’s plans to make more affordable EV. In its Q1 report, Tesla said its next-generation models “will utilize aspects of the next generation platform as well as aspects of our current platforms and will be able to be produced on the same manufacturing lines as our current vehicle lineup.”