As the Tesla Cybertruck trundles slowly towards production, more and more videos of it testing are becoming available. The latest shows a pre-production version of the all-electric truck performing suspension testing at the automaker’s Fremont, California, facility.
The aerial spy footage was shot on a drone, and comes from the Met God In Wilderness YouTube channel. At six minutes in length, the Cybertruck can be seen driving several laps of a low speed rough road test track.
This is comprised of a number of speed bumps spaced at odd intervals, a section of rough, raised concrete that looks like a checkerboard (or the world’s worst cobblestone street), as well as wavy and undulating paths. A sign painted on the road shows that the top speed for the test track is 8 mph (13 km/h).
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Test tracks like these are a common sight at automaking facilities and serve a number of purposes. In addition to being useful tests of suspension hardware, they can also reveal squeaks and rattles within the cabin of vehicles leaving the factory.
Between runs of the rough road test track, the Cybertruck can be seen turning around. As we’ve seen previously, the vehicle makes use of a four-wheel steering system. Popular among longer vehicles, the system can help reduce the turning circle of a vehicle at low speeds by having the front and rear wheels turn in opposite directions, while improving its high-speed stability by having them turn in the same direction. GMC’s all electric pickup, the Hummer EV, uses this same technology in an effort to conceal is prodigious size.
Late last month, after a video of a pre-production truck was posted to Twitter, Tesla (and Twitter) CEO Elon Musk commented that the Cybertruck’s turning circle would be “perhaps better than a [Model] Y,” which as far as statements go, is pretty non-committal. Despite the technology, the Cybertruck still has to perform a number of three-point turns in order to navigate the test course.
Tesla has promised that the Cybertruck will go into production this year, following years of delays. The vehicle, first introduced in 2019, has been the inspiration for a number of products being sold by the automaker. Meanwhile, back on Twitter, Tesla teased that footage of a crash test may soon become available for public viewing. Taken together, these look like the beginnings of a media campaign to promote the new vehicle.