Before he passed away, Syd Mead, the movie futurist and industrial designer behind popular sci-fi movie Blade Runner, said in an email to Business Insider, Tesla's new Cybertruck "has completely changed the vocabulary of the personal truck market design."
Mead called the futuristic-looking design "stylistically breathtaking" and said it went beyond his expectations. Mead said in reaction to his sci-fi movie vehicle designs "as a long time admirer of Elon Musk, was truly flattered" to hear that the Tesla Cybertruck took cues from his Blade Runner movie. Mead's words are still high praise.
Gallery of Syd Mead's vision!
Gallery | Official Syd Mead Website 2020