Tesla's Engineers Hated The Cybertruck: Book
Have you ever been stuck with a work project that you knew was bad? The edict comes down from on high that you need to do some specific task, despite you knowing full well that it wonāt benefit your customers, your employees, or yourself in any real way. That seems to be the situation foisted upon Teslaās engineers, who āhatedā the design of the Cybertruck when it was revealed internally.
This comes from Walter Isaacsonās biography of Elon Musk, via Insider. Isaacson spoke with Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla design lead, who said the engineering teamās response to the angular, steel body was less than positive. From Insider:
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Rather than focus on adjusting the design, Musk told von Holzhausen that he wanted a driveable version of the vehicle that he could demo at a Tesla event in November, which von Holzhausen said āforced the team to come together, work twenty-four-seven,ā Isaacson wrote.
Ah. Well, nevertheless.
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