Tesla is planning to build a Cybertruck-inspired bear statue outside of its Global Engineering Headquarters in Palo Alto in an ode to the state that was its home for many years.
Tesla was founded in California in 2003, and its headquarters was located there until 2021 when CEO Elon Musk moved the automaker to Texas.
However, Tesla still has some operations in the state, including the Fremont Factory, where the Model 3, Model S, Model Y, and Model X are all produced, and the Palo Alto Global Engineering Headquarters, among others.
It turns out Tesla is planning to build a Cybertruck-inspired bear display outside of the Palo Alto facility, as the company recently applied to build a sculpture at the 3000 Hanover Street address. The Grizzly Bear is the State’s official animal, which is the reason for Tesla’s choice.
The sculpture was first noticed by Palo Alto Online.
Teslarati found the filing, which contained images and a description of the proposed sculpture:
“Tesla is proposing installing a new sculpture at 3000 Hanover, along the Page Mill and Hanover intersection. The proposed sculpture design was developed in house and is a product of multi-disciplinary collaboration within Tesla. The concept is a stylized, low-poly California Grizzly bear meant to combine Tesla’s design language with California’s Grizzly bear, and highlight the common message of strength and unyielding resistance.”
Tesla says it will be built with aged metal, along with smooth concrete. The sculpture will be highlighted and complemented with red, green, blue, and white (RGBW) LED lights that will shine off of the bear:
The images in the filing also contain a Cybertruck and other Tesla vehicles, as shown above.
Below is an image of what the sculpture will look like when it is completed:
Credit: Palo Alto Department of Planning and Development Services
The project is not yet in motion as it has not been approved. However, it does not seem like Tesla will have much standing in its way.
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