My test drive in a Tesla Cybertruck took a surprising turn – and it’s truly life-changing

On the 21st November 2019, I was in Los Angeles for the LA auto show when I got a surprise call from Elon Musk’s office: would I like to go to the launch of the Cybertruck at Space X HQ? open image in gallery Tesla Cybertruck ready for our test drive in Pasadena As you’d hope, there’s loads of space for five inside, with lots of storage including the usual deep bins in between the front seats, cupholders and twin wireless phone chargers. open image in gallery Tesla Full Self-Driving took care of most of our test drive I’m a fan of adaptive cruise control where your car will stay in its lane, keep a set distance from the car in front doing the steering and braking for you and changing lanes on some cars. open image in gallery Tesla Full Self-Driving drove us through the streets of Pasadena and on the freeway Off the freeway again at the next off-ramp, which Mike said the Cybertruck didn’t do last time he was there – it’s learning and updating all the time – through some more traffic and, eventually, back to the parking lot at the back of the Tesla store where I must take over to park up. open image in gallery We enjoyed our Tesla Cybertruck test drive so much we went for another one in Scottsdale, Arizona That doesn’t mean the Cybertruck isn’t an experience to drive.