--- title: "Tesla Teased a New SUV That Looks Just Like the Cybertruck: TDS" date: "2025-09-05" modified: "2025-09-05" authors: - name: "Adam Ismail" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/adam-ismail" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/tesla-teased-a-new-suv-that-looks-just-like-the-cybertruck-tds" categories: - "News" - "The Downshift" --- # Tesla Teased a New SUV That Looks Just Like the Cybertruck: TDS ![Tesla video screenshot with scale model of Cybertruck-like SUV circled]() *\Tesla\* Good morning and welcome to *The Downshift*, or *TDS* for short. *TDS* is your daily one-stop shop for all the auto industry headlines from around the world fit to print. In the old days, before the internet, a kid on a bicycle would throw a rolled-up copy at your door, and you'd sit and read it at your breakfast nook with coffee in hand and get ink all over your fingers. The modern version's a lot less romantic, but just as informative. Hey, it's Friday! Let's get into it. 🚙 A small clay model [spotted off in the corner of a new Tesla video]() has everyone thinking it's a tease of an upcoming SUV with Cybertruck design elements, if not an SUV version of the Cybertruck. 💵 Speaking of Tesla, [Elon Musk got his $1 trillion pay package]() to stick around as CEO for the next 10 years. The agreement has strings attached, like hitting certain growth targets and increasing the company's value from $1 trillion, where it sits today, to $8.5 trillion. And it's all being done in an effort to keep Musk's eye on the ball, amid his many distractions. "Simply put, retaining and incentivizing Elon is fundamental to Tesla achieving these goals and becoming the most valuable company in history," Tesla said in a shareholder letter about the proposal. 💼 Rivian has [laid off 200 employees]() at its Normal, Illinois site as it undergoes retooling to manufacture the smaller R2 series next year. 🤖 The Department of Transportation said Thursday that it will introduce new rules in the spring [to modernize federal motor vehicle safety standards for autonomous cars]() and eliminate roadblocks to their expanded use. 🏭 Jaguar Land Rover has told factory workers at its Halewood, U.K. plant to [stay home until Tuesday]() due to a cyberattack that has stalled activity at the site since Sept. 1. 🇨🇳 Chinese lawmakers are [reportedly drafting a ban on "pop-out" door handles]() that retract fully into a vehicle's body, due to safety and reliability concerns. 🖥️ Audi's first vehicles to completely incorporate Rivian's software architecture [will hit the market in 2028](), according to the German automaker's CEO. That won't be the production version of the recently revealed [Concept C](), because that car is due out in 2027. *Have feedback on the formatting of TDS? Send us a note: tips@thedrive.com*[]() ## Author Adam is a Senior Editor at The Drive, concentrating on curating and developing the site's slate of daily journalism, from initial pitch to final copy edit. When he's not at his desk researching leads and working with writers, he's testing vehicles or reviewing racing games, new and old. He joined The Drive in 2023, following seven years of covering consumer technology and cars. A car lover and gamer since his earliest memories, Adam came to know the automotive world through video games. First it was Daytona USA, Sega Rally, and Ridge Racer; then came Need For Speed, which inspired an encyclopedic knowledge of '90s supercars, and, of course, Gran Turismo. If not for them, he'd assuredly be doing something else right now. Adam is based in the suburbs outside Philly, where there are ample roads for his hot hatch to stretch its legs. In his car, he's probably listening to indie rock, drum and bass, or Yankees baseball. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()