New York CNN –
Tesla eventually built its first Cybertruck, according to the company tweeted Saturday, two years behind schedule.
The electric car company tweeted a picture of workers wearing hard hats surrounding the sleek cybertruck it said was being built at its gigafactory near Austin, Texas.
Tesla unveiled the prototype of the futuristic Cybertruck in 2019 and announced that production would begin in late 2021. The striking prototype looked like a large metal trapeze on wheels, the outside of which was made of stainless steel alloy. However, a 2019 demonstration of the truck’s supposedly unbreakable windows backfired when a metal ball thrown at the windows actually shattered them.
Tesla has remained largely silent on plans for the highly anticipated vehicle, but has announced that an updated version will be released in 2021. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company is not yet ready to launch long-promised new vehicles like the Cybertruck pickup due to supply chain issues.
In January, however, Tesla announced that it would start production of the Cybertruck later this year. Earlier it was said that the series production of the vehicle is expected in 2024.
Cybertruck enables Tesla to compete in the lucrative electric pickup market, which includes the Rivian R1T, Ford F-150 Lightning, and GMC Hummer EV pickup.