What's amazing is that the people in this clip were able to get through the interviews almost without laughing.

Stainless steel., just don't get it wet, clean it immediately if it gets dirty, and don't drive it off road and you'll be fine. You could also pay an extra $5,000 for a protective coat that comes standard on every other vehicle sold.

The entire Cybertruck thing is so funny at so many levels and speaks volumes about social media age.... Our real life Tony Stark fake genius invents a totally unnecessary car, delays it for years, tripples the costs while worsening traffic safety and everybody is admiring him because is looks like terminator iron-man stealth tank... the entire thing is so solely style driven 🤣

Now is definitely NOT the time to be buying a car. Average car cost $47K?! That's insane! Check your ego at the door - you need a vehicle to get back and forth to work, not to impress anyone. An auto finance rate of 7%+ is an insult to anyone with excellent credit. No thanks. Those new cars can sit on the lot and rot away for all I care.

he's saying that "experts were saying it was impossible" as if he created a flying car than ran on solar power. He created a boxy electric truck that costs 100k

The stainless steel was not the problem. The problem was when they went 48v every part that had anything to do with electricity had to be custom designed and tested out. 1000s of parts... everything available is 12v they need 10000 of 1000s of pieces in 48v every week in order to meet capacity. They are hoping to be at 1000 a week by the beginning of 25'

One note. If you have to scrap a gigacasting the entire part is made of the same "stuff" so it's easy to recycle it right away. You don't have to take it back apart and sort out all the different types of metals to recycle it.

It's not only hard to build, it's nearly impossible to look at.

Let’s be fair I bought a Ford F150 for 38k in 2018 today my 2023 F150 was 72K. CNBC can we agree EVERYTHING is much MORE expensive than 2019??😂

We have one of them at the tesla store in the mall near our house now, it looks way better than expected in person. The propotions don't look right in photos but when you're right next to it looks slick. changed my opinion on it for the better. Was roped off though, couldn't look inside.

Just imagine if this monster hits your regular car at high speed😢

The cyber truck looks like every child’s first attempt at drawing a car😂

I remember when John Voelcker was still editor of Green Car Reports back in 2012 and he told his readers that Tesla would never amount to anything. Lucky for him lack of vision doesn't stand in the way of a career.

DeLorean was not 'made of' stainless steel: It used thin stainless panels glued on to the fiberglass body.

Interesting how CNBC Produces great investigative journalism not shying away from being skeptic when it is not about one of their advertiser's products!

As a mechanical engineer, I have to say a lot of things about the cyber truck seem odd. Like the design decisions seems like it would make things harder for them, while not really having a practical benefit. But I mean... I guess?

we build stainless steel cars in the Philippines by hand about 50 years ago.

As european i think it's kind of funny how the Cybertruck is basically designed to not meet safety standards for accident opponents in the EU. I don't expect this to ever be allowed over here.

NBC did a reasonable job in this report. You knew it wasn't going to be pro Tesla. It wasn't a hit piece against Tesla either. Surprised!

Kind of makes me appreciate it more, just knowing how hard to produce and develop it.

The ramp - I predict it will go great. They have learned from past ramp ups. And they have said this time and again - “the hardest part is making the machine that makes the machine”. So the hardest part was just making the machines that make the Cybertruck. That part is mostly done.

I just love they had the balls to do it.

I wonder how safe this is? If you market hard materials etc, doesn't that mean that the crumble zones are tougher to design? Cars today are designed to break in a predictable way and they need weak points. I would like to see crash test videos.

Thank you CNBC for doing a comprehensive piece on the issues of actually building this crazy new-look design of a vehicle. Good context. It is clear there are big challenges, so it will be up to Tesla to demonstrate what sort of a car company they are to make a few, or a lot, of these stainless steel body trucks. Definitely is an interesting truck. And will be interesting to see what this will all be like in production, and how long they hold up, and whether the price can come down over the next few years.

Someone in my city of Bountiful, UT has a cyber truck. Fun to see it driving it around ☺.

I hope to get this thing at some point. I have a Model Y but will wait for mass production is hitting and they cut the prices.

The final thickness of the steel is 1.8 mm so not 3 mm as was originally stated.

The CT is likely easy to make once Tesla gets past the challenges of tooling and refining the production line for mass production. Always keep in mind that Tesla makes the machine that makes the machine. That is what is hard.

So Tesla learned air bending to protect themselves against the fire nation 😮

I LOVE the upgraded stainless steel technology aspect. Its looks sharp.

I drive a Honda Element and obviously don't care how a vehicle looks. I only care about reliability and functionality for what the vehicle was built for.So I'm really curious how this will work out for Tesla and what's next and will it change other manufacturers to question what people really want.Most likely i will never get a cyber truck but really want them to succeed.

How much would it cost to insure this truck? And how much would it cost if you got into an accident with it ??

Now we need a feature film with the Cyberttuck

So excited for this. Just placed my order for the Foundation Cyberbeast.

love the t shirt in reference to the window accident last time lmao.

It’s like if a 5yo drew a truck with a distinct lack of design 😂

Hats off to Elon and the team, and hats off to CNBC for this documentary. As car enthusiasts with limited engineering knowledge, we were able to learn a lot from this concise documentary. I wish there were more documentaries like it. This is excellent! 👍👍👍

Nice to see someone that has the balls to attack this design. Absolutely amazing. Cant wait to drive one. Once they perfect this product they will be able to do anything.

For any company to have the guts to break the mould and do something revolutionary they need a visionary leader who is also a hands-on engineer. And very few companies have been that fortunate

I havent even watched the video, but working in the auto manufacturing industry, any new tech is hard to manufacture, in general manufacturing is hard, you got quality control, training, uncertainty in suppliers, sometimes they go out of business or back out of the project, you got the unkowns that comes with new manufacturing. Theres 1000s of more i could include..

Thanks CNBC to present details about making cybertruck...this whole thing will encourage our engineers and experts to invent more and more

Saw someone driving one last week on I-280. looks kinda funky but unique at the same time!

Increased Costs, decrease Range, still no Self Driving, hard to fix panels, no crumple zones, sides too high to sideload

Mass production is very difficult especially with new innovation. Cybertruck with its cold formed stainless exoskeleton, 48v low voltage, 800v high volt system, drive by wire, 4680 tabless DRY CELL battery, smaller/lighter battery vs competitive, etc. Tesla offers the fastest production lines. Dry cell battery allow even less machines as no toxic black slurry/baking and mixing step. Big 3 sales mainly big trucks and suvs vs Tesla mainly sedans and small model Y suv. Cybertruck is a small niche for Tesla where they can test the newest future tech especially batteries. Tesla is an energy company besides motor where car batteries made grid storage batteries competitive. Tesla diversified batteries with 18650, 2170, 4680, and LFP( lithium IRON) Tesla’s production lines as Henry Fords 2.0 version. Tesla designs own software, chips, and hardware. Space X metals for car. SOTA and FOTA OTA with DOJO computer. Huge buildings full of full sell driving servers. Tesla building larger supercharger stations to charge trucks larger battery faster. All the above make the Cybertruck expensive to build. Plus Tesla is a new car company starting from scratch. Made in America. Finally USA is leading vs European auto industry. 1970 oil embargo Japanese fuel sippers vs Detroit muscle cars. History repeats itself but this time EV’s vs gas cars. China is ahead but USA narrowing the gap. Stellantis bought shares Chinese EV company to rebadge EV’s to sell in Europe. China and Europe ahead USA solar, EV’s working on climate change.

Thank you for going deep into technical details that have not been discussed in other - mainly -videos.

Tesla previous claimed not going to 800 volt because of the market wasn't ready for mass production. Meanwhile the Cybertruck also has mass market challanges with steer-by-wire, 48 volt architecture, ethernet-loop and their own battery cells. These are the challenges Elon Musk was talking about, not just it's stainless steel exoskelton.

A Belgian company called Aperam makes the steel chassis of the Cybertruck. Apparently Tesla couldn't find any American company that could meet Tesla's needs when it comes to rust resistance and strength. :) I knew Aperam was a company that was very skilled in this area but I didn't realise they were this good because it does seem super difficult.

This is total genius without the politics. You are getting a product that is produced without compromise

Finally, a fair assessment of the cyber truck from a major media outlet

This thing is bold and that is GREAT!!! Give it a little time, they will perfect it. There is room for all types of propulsion systems, gas, electric, etc. I haven’t driven one but seen it at Teslas Upland CA Center. It is amazing in person.

I could never afford one of these, and there's no charging infrastructure within 20 miles of me...but I'd love to have one. I think it looks neat.

Very nice to see an unbiased video just talking about the facts, and fairly giving praise and some critiques, I will be definitely buying a cyber truck when I can afford one.

The fact that its small arms bulletproof is enough for many people to buy

the tech for this is amazing. 48V, steer by wire, close to bullet proof, if there is a crash - I'd rather be inside that truck... looks expensive UNTIL you start getting something similar cost with Ford, Rivian and I will get way more compared to others

The only argument id agree with is that successfully ramping all the new technologies simultaneously will be hard but then again that's exactly Tesla's whole existence , that's all it's been doing successfully. Since I can't agree with anything else, I'll just be leaving a like for putting in Sawyer Merritt really really much much actual news and shoving no narrative down our throats

If Lockheed gave up on using titanium which is notoriously difficult to manufacture,then the world's fastest air breathing aircraft the SR-71a would have not existed. The world needs innovators who think outside of the usual. Kelly Johnson and Elon Musk are innovators.

An unbiased video on Tesla? I'm shocked

Do you think it's easy to create a design hybird of a Delorian and Pontiac Aztec?

Immune to corrosion, meanwhile in reallife cybertruck rusts in few weeks. xDDDDD

“Finally the future will look like the future.” What a powerful quote that speaks to everything we do ourselves. Become the future you want to see.

If anyone can pull off the impossible, it's the Tesla team. Tesla has THE TOP engineers working on all of this. As a current Tesla owner and having an early reservation for Cybertruck, I can say that this is the greatest time to be alive. To have this type of technology at a somewhat affordable price is amazing. Go Tesla!

This is the first time they build a pickup truck. More, despite doing many innovations, there is a lot of room for future innovations. A lot more. This current Cybertruck design could be completely different from one made in 2 years.

I appreciate and support innovation. There’s no comfort in the development zone and there’s no development in the comfort zone.

That is what makes Elon and Tesla special. They won't give up.

Only down side is how Musk clamed that his truck "will replace the F150". Which is the woking mens truck, so how did he go from $40k to $60k plus taxes. 😅 After all of these years the cybertruck is a rich person's rich toy and nothing else.

thank you finally a video with real experts explaining the process , not some guy bending aluminum to wrap a window frame.

If you get a scratch on body panels (or is it totally scratch resistant?), do you polish it away?

tesla has this. if any company could do this, its tesla. they have the brains and the guts to make it happen.

You know what, when I heard his rocket was going to land on the ocean. I thought how crazy can you be - and this was AFTER he led me to believe he can make the impossibles possible.

Okay so crazy thing, I actually talked with someone from the Tesla gigafactory. He's a software engineer. Anyhow, a couple of things to note. According to him, everything is pretty cluttered and disorganized. Because you know, they're having to do some irregular things. It’s also worth noting the weird speed limits on the campus. Like, 24? Why not 25?! And to top it off, he said he wouldn't get a Cybertruck, simply because its not his style. Which says a lot considering I met him through Lyft. And when I dropped him off, I had no idea where to drop him off. Supposedly there's supposed to be a tent where they were supposed to meet, in a parking lot. All that was there was a bus stop from the Soviet Union. Like, I know there's a lot of kooky stuff going on, but you'd think telling a software engineer where to go so he's not wandering like a goober would be solved.

- Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck (0:16) - The truck's stainless steel exoskeleton is a manufacturing challenge (1:03) - Design driven by material properties (2:11) - Skepticism over its aggressive design (2:42) - Production delays and challenges (3:58) - Introduction of a unique airbending manufacturing process (7:26) - Tesla's gigacasting technique may be employed in Cybertruck's construction (9:47) - Battery cell production could limit Cybertruck's output (11:44)

Yes, it’s ugly as hell. I can’t wait to get mine😁

The cyber truck glass is probably the hardest thing to manufacture It doesnt require painting nor stamping metal like the model y So it should be easier to make

The looks may not be the best but it's understandable given the materials they are using. It's probably worth it though, a stainless steel shell is a nice feature

Stainless steel is not rust-proof; it's rust-resistant, and some grades of stainless steel are more resistant than others. Brushed steel, if my sources are correct, can be more vulnerable to rusting than other finishes.

"Why the Tesla Cybertruck would be so hard for our advertisers to manufacture"

With adjusted inflation i think the price is as expected.

To clarify the "you can only press brake the stainless so thats why it has no body lines and is shaped like it is." Elon originally wanted it to 3 mil thick or roughly 1/8th inch witch is insanely stupid for alot of reasons. However after realizing how dumb that was they decided to scrap that idea along with the exoskeleton in favor of a much more traditional unibody design with 18 guage 1.5 mil panels and 14 guage 1.9 mil doors. Witch means they could've done whatever they wanted as far as shaping it goes. Im a fabricator and have worked with and shaped stainless plenty of times at sheet metal thickness like what is found on the cybertruck it doesn't behave any differently than mild steel stainless and mild steel are extremely similar to each other stainless is actually just mild steel with chromium added to it to prevent rust you can actually weld the two together. Also idk why hes making a point out of it being cold rolled every car is made out of cold rolled steel and every stainless appliance you've ever seen is cold rolled when steel is in the steel mill impurities float up to the surface of it on mild steel it has a mat grey appearance with stainless its more white to light grey steel mills will typically just sell the hot rolled steel because for most things its not a problem however if you're willing to pay more they will acid bath it the acid gets rid of impurities and it is then sold as cold rolled i personally just buy hot rolled and soak it in phosphoric acid to remove it on projects that i want the scale off of so its really not that big of a deal. The other thing is hes lying about how they developed a new type of stainless steel because they didn't and the metallurgy of stainless was solved like over 60 years ago. Witch is why they wouldn't tell anyone the grade of stainless it is.

Have any been sold? I’ve never seen one on the road.

Keep in mind the prices will drop once the production gets to full ramp. They will only be priced higher to start because of low production and high demand.

This truck is what you get when your company is known for working their engineers 80hrs a week and is still the number one dream job for graduating engineering students. And your other company is number two.

I wonder how is that steel absorb shock in accidents and how the vehicle reacts to comapred to convential cars

Somebody said that it couldn’t be done But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it!

The Cybertruck technology is as far ahead of the competition as are the SpaceX rockets

Elon starts off the delivery event with - Experts said making the cybertruck was impossible but here are the deliveries of the first cybertrucks. Then CNBC interviews the same experts. Let’s check back in 2025… Whatever happened to the production ramp of the hummer ev or ford lightning?

WOW! CNBS finally don't sound biased over Tesla.

I wonder if any steel casting techniques that were learned on starship were used on cyber truck or vise versa.

This is pretty much the same challenges that the great John DeLorean faced with the manufacturing of the DeLorean way back in the 80’s. Just shows how ground breaking that car was back then

Cybertruck being delivered is up there on the list of things I am excited about alongside seeing Starship being fully useable and Optimus working in Tesla factories in a meaningful way. The future is becoming surreal, thanks to Elon!

This is another example of mainstream media and interviewees not understanding or having the vision Tesla has. Yes the 2023 vehicle is priced higher and range is different from when announced in 2019. The global pandemic and parts supply issues were acknowledged but what about the impact of rampant inflation and economics. The story focused on the steel exterior and appearance, a bit like doing a book review by critiquing the cover. Imo Tesla have hugely over delivered with vehicle design, engineering and performance that comes about because they had to delay. 4 wheel steer by wire, 48 / 800 low / high voltage architecture, gigabit ethernet canbus are revolutionary for production auto design - not even a mention! Ventilated front seats, chassis rigidity, custom stainless steel and glass, lift up back seats for storage with 90 deg opening doors, rear screen, power frunk and tonneau…oh yes add vehicle to load and vehicle to grid power transfer - not a mention.Moreover its all OTA software updatable so like all Teslas will improve over time. …Regarding range concerns Superchargers are far more common now, mitigating that issue. With batteries, Tesla set a very high bar and yet still have designed and set up volume manufacturing in house. They have not yet achieved energy density targets, but are still out performing even dedicated battery manufacturers. But the real reason for the Cybertruck is the disruption intended for one of the most entrenched segments of the North American auto market.

Thirty years ago I was getting out of a DeLorean at a local car show and a little girl tugged on her dads sleeve and said "That car's from the future".

This one was poorly researched. This video just parrots the common talking points. Actually videos from the launch event show clearly the cybertruck is manufactured as a conventional unibody using basically the same architecture as the structural pack version of Model Y. The stainless panels have only straight press braked lines and they are hung on the conventional unibody.

There is a lot in this video about why the stainless steel manufacturing is difficult but nothing about WHY it is worth going down this road in the first place. What is the advantage, real or perceived?

I do paintless dent repair. It's interesting how dents on the CT will be fixed. Body shops will have a nightmare. 😮

To design a hard-to-produce and costly vehicle is counterproductive to electrification of transportation. Where are the inexpensive electric vehicles with a useable range?

Everyone is stuck on the problems producing the stainless steel body. Totally missing the major new features such as the 48V electrical system and the steering by wire - major ‘re-inventions’ for the automotive industry.

It's indeed amazing that they got it out of factory, time will tell how it would do and especially how it would deal with repairs and overall costs.

Its essentially a suburban tank. Its worrying that people think such a thing is necessary in their lives.

Thats why it will be 10x harder for everyone else to copy. I bet there will be companies copying them but use aluminum

I love how everyone goes to the things they can see, but nearly always it’s the things you can’t see that are the differentiators and the hardest problems