TBT: Why the Tesla Cybertruck looks so weird

PLUS: The best WIRED stories from this month a year ago. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 11.12.20 Tesla's Cybertruck is not a truck built for truck designers. "It literally breaks every rule we tell to our students. It's what we tell them not to do," says Raphael Zammit, head of the MFA Transportation Design program at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. So why is the design of Elon's truck-dream so far-fetched, even for Tesla? It might be about streamlining the manufacturing process, among other things. Read all about the wonky design of the Tesla Cybertruck, plus more of the best WIRED stories from this month a year ago below.   Why the Tesla Cybertruck Looks So Weird The pickup truck Elon Musk unveiled in 2019 features sharp angles, but no side mirrors or "crumple zone" to absorb the force of a collision. The Best Stories From This Month, Last Year Burglars Really Do Use Bluetooth Scanners to Rob Cars Bluetooth scanners are readily available and easy to use—which means that smash-and-grab car break-in might not have been pure chance. Audio Porn Streams Erotica to Your Ears—and Your Imagination The website Quinn, now relaunching, aims to become the internet's top destination for sexy sound clips as the "Spotify for audio porn." Uber's Self-Driving Car Didn't Know Pedestrians Could Jaywalk The National Transportation Safety Board releases hundreds of pages related to the 2018 crash in Tempe, Arizona, that killed Elaine Herzberg. How Wily Teens Outwit Bathroom Vape Detectors Schools are shelling out thousands for vape detectors, yet students easily circumvent them. Teen vaping solutions need an educational component as well. Every Tech Company Wants to Be a Bank—Someday, At Least Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Uber are all eyeing financial services as the next frontier. Getting there might take some work. Electric Cars—and Irrationality—Just Might Save the Stick Shift Some people are so passionate about doing their own shifting, they keep manual transmissions in cars converted to run on electric power. GET WIRED Get 1 year of WIRED access for less than $1 a month. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions