Tesla design lead, Pawel Pietryka, who left the company last month has now shown off some prototype design videos of the Cybertruck and Model 3/Y on his website as part of his portfolio. He showed some interesting footage of the Cybertruck and the Model 3/Y UI. We covered the Model 3/Y video in what could be a part of the new FSD visualizations here if you haven't seen it yet.
These videos appear to be recent based on the Model 3 video containing many recent UI changes. There’s a lot we haven’t seen of the Cybertruck so this video is especially interesting since in some areas it gives us a first peek into the Cybertruck UI.
The Tesla Model S and X use similar UI elements as the Model 3 and Y. The design language used is essentially the same and the UI only differs when necessary, based on feature or hardware changes.
However, based on this video it doesn’t look like Tesla has any plans to merge the Cybertruck UI with the rest of the Tesla models. As unique as the Cybertruck is on the outside, it looks like it will be just as unique on the inside.
Tesla Cybertruck UI
You can check out the full video below.
Although the Cybertruck will be similar to the Model 3/Y with its single, center-mounted screen, it seems that it will differ in that it will mostly use a single app on screen at a time.
Whereas the Model 3 will display visualizations on the left side and the music or maps app on the right side, the Cybertruck incorporates the visualizations and the map into a single view. It shows the truck’s visualization inside of the map to let you know where you are on the map, instead of a standard arrow.
In order for the visualizations and surroundings to still be useful, the map has a much more zoomed-in view. It’s an interesting concept that merges the near-by environment renderings that the truck’s cameras are able to determine with the further-away map data like buildings and streets. It is essentially merging real-time environment data with pre-mapped data into a single view. It makes a lot of sense in some ways, but you do lose the big-picture route view that the map usually provides.
When the truck is parked and there’s no need for a map view, then the truck visualization will take up the whole screen, allowing you to open or close the frunk, tailgate or adjust the suspension in this nice full-screen type view.
We also get our first look at the HVAC controls. In this particular instance, since the truck is driving, the HVAC controls fluidly slide in from the left, revealing similar controls to current Tesla models, but with the Cybertruck interior.
The controls look very simplified and only include a power button, temperature control and vent direction control, but on closer inspection it looks like you’ll be able to slide over to reveal another HVAC pane that may include additional controls, like the ability to keep the climate on when exiting the car, turning on/off the AC and the ability to control the air recirculation.
All signs point to the Cybertruck doing extremely well, but one thing for sure is that the Cybertruck will be a very different and interesting vehicle.
