People are buffing Cybertrucks into dangerous mirrors on wheels

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Andrew Paul is Popular Science's staff writer covering tech news. Previously, he was a regular contributor to The A.V. Club and Input, and has had recent work featured by Rolling Stone, Fangoria, GQ, Slate, NBC, as well as McSweeney's Internet Tendency. He lives outside Indianapolis.

ArticleBody:A customized Cybertruck on sale for $149,999 recently earned headlines after being polished to resemble a funhouse mirror on wheels. Questions still linger about its road safety but the man who shined the EV into semi-invisibility confirms the “marketing tactic” has paid off, and more eye-straining Cybertrucks are likely on the way. The custom Cybertruck may or may not still be for sale.

' Garvin reportedly took his Cybertruck to a local company specializing in industrial-grade semi truck buffing. After images of the Cybertruck spread online, many commenters worried that taking the car onto public roads would end in disaster. Traffic safety experts and a former judge told Business Insider in a follow-up piece that although it technically might not be illegal to turn your vehicle into a three-dimensional mirror, that doesn’t necessarily make it a great idea.

 

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