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Re: Tesla Cybertruck [video]

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Post by throwaway5752 »

yaacov wrote: post #20

Cars are supposed to crumple when you crash them. This looks horribly dangerous.

They are a mid-sized car manufacturer with a relationship with a rocket company. I am not interested in buying the truck but I'm pretty confident they considered passenger safety while they were designing the truck. And if they didn't the NHTSA requires certain performance in crash tests before a vehicle is roadworthy.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck [video]

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Post by dmix »

kylecazar wrote: post #28

Heh. Trying to demo the strength of the windows, he had someone throw a steel ball at it. Shattered instantly. That doesn't mean it isn't an improvement though.

The steel door certainly took a beating though.

I wonder what this means for car accidents. Aren't they supposed to crunch in on impact? Or is that why they chose the door instead of a front/hood impact?

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Post by rtkwe »

yaacov wrote: post #20

Cars are supposed to crumple when you crash them. This looks horribly dangerous.

Oh don't worry the other car will crumple enough for both of them. And being a higher vehicle you in your Tesla truck won't hit the bumper but the trunk instead for extra crumple.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck [video]

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Post by bdamm »

Magi604 wrote: post #23

The Tesla Armor Glass demonstration on the actual truck was such a fail. And now the broken glass is on full display to everyone watching.

It cracked but did not fail. Is that not supposed to be how it works?

Re: Tesla Cybertruck [video]

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Post by slovette »

That is the ugliest, most impractical thing. Guess I’m not the target audience (I’m rural, farm country). What a let down.... I was really excited for this too.

I don’t think I’ve ever in my life heard anyone with truck say: “Man, it’s amazing off road, but the glass shatters too easily!”

disclaimer I have a 3. Love it and Tesla in general. I don’t love this.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck [video]

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Post by kemiller »

kemiller wrote: post #33
Magi604 wrote: post #23

The Tesla Armor Glass demonstration on the actual truck was such a fail. And now the broken glass is on full display to everyone watching.

Heads are going to roll. This is going to be hard to recover even if the truck is amazing.

Though, honestly, I’d still buy one.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck [video]

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Post by beaner »

I know Musk is typically awkward on stage, but this one is the worst by far. He seems like he's on drugs. It's not even the way he speaks, it's like looking around paranoid. The car failed the glass demo, and he seems completely out of sync with the presentation and the videos. The audience cheers seem staged, too. Whoever's responsible for managing this did a disaster of a job.
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