Play video: Driving Cybertruck from Michigan to MontanaDriving Cybertruck from Michigan to Montana
The film, Driving Cybertruck from Michigan to Montana, premiered on my YouTube channel on October 11, 2024. It covers the drive west: 2,000 miles in two and a half days.
The full route, charging stops, and camping notes are in the companion article: Driving Cybertruck from Michigan to Montana. This page is about the film.
Why I made it
In 2024 most Cybertruck content was either a spec-sheet reaction video or a parking-lot walkaround. I wanted to answer a plainer question: can you actually take this truck a long way, sleep next to it, and come home? Nobody had put a camera on that for nine straight days.
No FSD was a deliberate choice. I wanted the film to be about the trip, not the software. Every mile was hand-driven.
The shoot
I was a one-person crew. Driver, camera operator, drone pilot, cook.
The kit: a drone (Part 107 certified), a dash-mounted camera for driving segments, and a wireless lav for talking to the camera without pulling over. The truck’s 120V and 240V bed outlets handled charging for everything, which is one underrated reason to do this in a Cybertruck rather than a gas truck.
The rule I set on day one: film the boring stuff. Charging stops. Setting up camp in the wind. Coffee. The dramatic Glacier shots take care of themselves. The boring stuff is what makes people trust the film.
Range and efficiency numbers for the trip are in the article, not here.
The cut
Edited in DaVinci Resolve.
I cut it as a day-by-day log. The point of a trip film is that you feel the distance. Jump-cutting from Michigan to the mountains cheats the audience out of the 2,000 miles of Dakotas in between, which is the part they actually want to know about if they are planning their own trip.
Drone shots are short and infrequent. A drone shot every 30 seconds says “look at my drone.” One every few minutes says “look at where we are.”
Result
- Watch it on YouTube: Driving Cybertruck from Michigan to Montana
- This trip is part of why Newsweek called me for Cybertruck ownership quotes, and why Evotrex signed me as a brand ambassador.
What I took from it: a long road trip is the single best format for honest vehicle content. Nine days exposes every flaw and every strength, and you can’t fake either one.
If you make products for people who go far from home, this is the kind of film I can make for you. See how sponsorships work.
