Tesla Cybertruck Disguised With F150 Wrap. Is Tesla Preparing To Offer Wraps for the Cybertruck?

The Cybertruck was found with yet another wrap, this time resembling a F150

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In the ever-evolving saga of Tesla's Cybertruck, the Beast was spotted wearing a few different wraps over the weekend, including one disguised as a Ford F-150. While the Cybertruck's unique stainless steel design is awesome on its own, the wrap may play a bigger role when more of the same colored Cybertrucks are on the road. Is Tesla going to get into the vehicle wrapping business?

Tesla's Cybertruck, known for its one-of-a-kind, metallic, geometric exoskeleton, was initially introduced with just one base color. This led to speculation about the potential monotony of the design over time. However, the recent sightings of wrapped Cybertrucks have laid those doubts to rest, demonstrating the electric pickup's potential as a blank canvas for creativity.

The discovery of a Cybertruck wrap mimicking the iconic Ford F-150, down to faux door handles, has been interpreted as a cheeky nod or a nasty troll of the traditional pickup designs. The numerous other wraps sighted, from camo to multi-colored designs, promise an exciting range of possibilities for customization, allowing customers to make the vehicle truly their own.

Tesla's Wrapping Service in China: The Dawn of Customization

Interestingly, Tesla already operates a wrapping service in China, giving its vehicles a fresh look, to compensate for the limited range of paint options. Announced through their official customer service account on Weibo, the service, initially available in five cities, is set to expand further across the country. While the exact range of color options remains uncertain, the aftermarket industry offers a seemingly infinite array of wraps. It would be fascinating to see Tesla introduce vibrant, multi-colored wraps or intriguing patterns.

These developments, coupled with Elon Musk's earlier assertion that Cybertruck owners would be able to wrap their vehicles in "any color or pattern," suggest that Tesla could be gearing up to offer a similar service in North America. If true, this could revolutionize the vehicle customization landscape while ensuring Cybertruck's uniqueness in an expanding fleet of EVs.

Vehicle Customization: The Future of Tesla?

The Cybertruck has been founding sporting various wraps

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Introducing a wrapping service could mitigate criticisms about the lack of color variety in Tesla vehicles. It would not only uphold Tesla's streamlining efforts for more efficient production and easier repairs, but also allow customers to personalize their Cybertrucks, adding a touch of individuality to each vehicle.

As Tesla edges closer to the production date of the Cybertruck, these developments hint at a thrilling era of customizable EVs, transforming each vehicle into a statement of personal style. Whether teasing competitors with playful disguises or revolutionizing vehicle customization, the Tesla Cybertruck is set to maintain its groundbreaking status in the automotive world.

Smaller Than Expected Frunk

This new image of the Cybertruck also gives us our best look yet into the Cybertruck's frunk.

It's hard to say for certain, but given what we see in this new photo, the Cybertruck may offer the smallest frunk of any Tesla. It may not be surprising given its smaller front end, but it's certainly going to be a disappointment to some. Ford's electric pickup, the F150 Lightning offers a massive frunk that rivals the trunk size of many vehicles.

However, future Cybertruck owners aren't buying this vehicle for its frunk size, and in fact, Musk recently announced some impressive dimensions for their future pickup, declaring it'll be the "first truck that we're aware of that will have four doors over a six-foot bed and will fit into a 20-foot garage."

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Tesla Resolves 700k Vehicle Recall via OTA Update; NHTSA Now Highlights OTA Recalls

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Tesla has issued a recall for 700,000 vehicles in the US, which addresses a software bug that impacted Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) sensors. Of course, this recall was resolved with an over-the-air (OTA) update on Tesla update 2024.38.7. 

As the software bug could potentially pose a safety issue, a mandatory NHTSA recall was filed by Tesla. This bug impacted the Model Y, Model 3, and Cybertruck. As usual, mainstream news media has let loose on Tesla, issuing articles and headline reports on TV covering the recall - but of course, not mentioning it was fixed by an OTA update, even before the notice was released.

You can read NHTSA’s entire recall notice here.

The Bug

Update 2024.38.3 reset the TPMS warning indicator when the vehicle was powered down or put to sleep between drives. This could potentially leave a driver unaware of a persistent TPMS issue, wherein they could have too little or too much air pressure in a tire.

According to the NHTSA filing, Tesla identified the issue on November 6th, 2024, and then confirmed in a further investigation that there was indeed an issue. Shortly afterward, update 2024.38.7 began rolling out on November 12th, just under a week later.

Tesla also confirmed that there were no real-life impacts - so no collisions, injuries, or fatalities as a result of this bug while it was in the wild. They did note that 76 warranty claims were filed during the 6-day period, which helped to isolate the issue.

OTA Recalls Now Recognized by NHTSA 

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According to a post by DriveTeslaCA, the NHTSA has now added an icon to their website indicating whether a recall is fixed via an OTA software update. 

The message reads: “Software Update Repairs Recall”. 

That’s certainly a step forward, letting users know the issue will be addressed via a software update and they won’t need to bring their car into service. We’d like to see NHTSA next adopt some of the lessons learned by Transport Canada, which issues recalls solely by e-mail.

NHTSA will be using approximately 50 trees worth of paper to print and ship the recall notices, which will likely arrive sometime in January - months after the issue has already been resolved by Tesla.

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