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Unveiling
The Cybertruck was unveiled at the Tesla Design Studio in Los Angeles on 21 November 2019. During the presentation, Musk demonstrated the durability of the vehicle and its materials. Despite successful drop tests conducted on a pane of the specialized 'Tesla armor glass' and a successful pre-show test where a steel ball was thrown at the windows of the truck itself by chief of design Franz von Holzhausen with apparently no damage, the windows were damaged when Holzhausen repeated the test during the show. Musk jokingly exclaimed that "the ball didn't make it through" and "we'll fix it in post" after the unexpected outcomes. He later explained that the windows were damaged because in an earlier demonstration, the door was hit by a sledgehammer and that cracked the base of the glass.

At the end of the presentation, the Tesla Cyberquad, an all-terrain vehicle (ATV), was driven onto the bed of the Cybertruck using built-in ramps in the tailgate. The Cyberquad was plugged into the Cybertruck's onboard power outlet to charge the Cyberquad batteries. The ATV will be available for sale as an optional package with the Cybertruck. Cybertruck buyers will have access to the Cyberquad towards the end of year 2021, according to Tesla. No official specifications about the Cyberquad have been released yet.

During Tesla's 2020 third-quarter earnings call, '''Musk mentioned that there will be small improvements made upon the Cybertruck leading up to its release. The exact details on what the improvements will be were not shared, but it is clear that the final Cybertruck product will be slightly modified before its production. Elon said that he thinks "...it's going to be better than what we showed." This is in reference to its showing at its initial unveiling.'''

Reactions
The Cybertruck unveiling event was covered heavily by traditional media and online blogs/social media. In social media, many commentators expressed dislike of the sharp contours and unusual exterior of the Cybertruck.

Tesla, Inc. stock was down 6% following the Cybertruck announcement. This drop in stock price can be attributed to both the flawed demonstration during the unveiling and the unique, yet potentially questionable design of the Cybertruck.

On 23 November 2019, Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla had received 146,000 pre-orders in the first 1.5 days after the unveiling—each requiring a US$100 refundable deposit—with 42% choosing the dual-motor configuration, 41% choosing the tri-motor configuration, and 17% choosing the single-motor configuration. The number reached 250,000 on 26 November.

Additionally, a video of the Cybertruck pulling a rear-wheel-drive Ford F-150 uphill in a tug of war resulted in 15,700 comments and 647,900 likes on Twitter. A Ford vice president tweeted that he wanted to arrange a rematch, and while Musk agreed in principle, a Ford spokesperson later clarified that the tweet had been 'tongue in cheek'.

In January 2020, Automobile Magazine named Cybertruck the "Concept Car of the Year" for 2019.