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It would be more useful to have the perspective of someone who actually drives one. When people see a different design it’s easy to come up with lots of ways it’s different from what you’re used to but you can’t really see which problems have been solved in a different way than you might assume.

Plus, it’s a day cab so it’s not surprising there’s no obvious place for a bed.

Also, it’s strange that someone would think it’s a “rich boy’s toy” like rich boys are going to be buying semi trucks for fun.



Plenty of “rich” blue collar people in the Midwest have equipment that is much more expensive/luxurious than would be required for the job.

For example, $100k pickup trucks are not necessary for farmers but still very common.


> For example, $100k pickup trucks are not necessary for farmers but still very common.

That’s because they also serve as a daily driver, so that’s not a good comparison.

A pure overpriced utility would be like a luxury combine.


Actually, a luxury combine would be a good idea. You're spending 12+ hours a day in the thing at harvest time; you should be as comfortable as possible.

Same reason a lot of contractors have such comfy trucks: getting up at 5AM to travel 2-3 hours to the job site means you're in the truck at least 4-6 hours a day.


Plenty of over-specced tractors on farms too.


Yeah but it being more luxurious than required doesn't make it ill-suited for the job.


Noise I hear from my non media back channels is people that need trucks for business hate the new trucks.


Every single thing the author said seems like it would apply to drivers who don’t need sleeper cabins, other than the lack of bed space of course.


Elon is the rich boy here.


Yes, I understand. But it does not make sense for this to somehow be a toy for him.


It makes sense if you interpret it as a toy he invented, not a toy for him to drive. Like saying this is just a vanity project to build something Elon likes the idea of, but isn't otherwise serious about fitting into the market it is aimed at.


Seems like a strange vanity project then. The new roadster would be a lot more fun!


Not that strange IMO. This is the same guy that wanted his own boring machine. I don't really have the impression that he's a sports car guy.


It makes even less sense if you watched the presentation. This was Jerome Guillen and the co-presenter's (Dan Priestly) toy, if anything.

Musk seemed barely interested, compared to some past presentations.


Elon Musk's image is built on the prestige of creating products that fit a specific niche. The entire product is the toy, not the individual object.




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