Because the stainless steel is not stainless and a protective coating is optional, not standard like... you know, on every other car.

And will get stained by tree sap. You should avoid the extreme use-case of parking near trees.

It's also why I love the fact that it has a tent accessory, despite being a car that can't handle being outside.

Except it doesn't. It's not the body panels that are rusting. It's the airborne iron particles (mostly) from brake rotors that land on the stainless steel and react with it causing rust but it's actually just surface contamination and cleans up rather easily. This is in no way issue exclusive to the Cybertruck. It just doesn't react like that on a painted surface. Fallout remover is a commonly used product among car detailers.

That’s not something that should happen to a car that is on the road.

My “car wash mode” is rolling up the windows, haven’t ever had the car I own brick itself on me.

Personally I would enjoy spending $100k+ to get to be the beta tester for a half-baked product

wow. does the factory that made it have absolutely no quality control processes in place? I would be embarrassed to own a vehicle that did that, and more than a little worried about its safety.

Unacceptable behavior for a vehicle.

Its embarrassing that people are downvoting a post providing context. They're acting like you are here defending the cyber truck.

Model Ys don't handle the rain: https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/scottish-couple-facing-33k-repair-bill-after-driving-tesla-in-heavy-rain

complaining about downvotes usually gets you more downvotes more often than not

Thank you for the fact check

I’ve seen people putting wraps on them as well in my city. Probably trying to hide the rust since it’s rains quite a bit here