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Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by mrtksn »

bluthru wrote: post #223
acidburnNSA wrote: post #65

Given the sledgehammer test, at least from the side that thing will be very aggressive in a crash. As in, if it runs into you, or if you run into it you will be more injured and/or dead. You generally want a little give on the road in both directions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_incompatibility Looks sweet though.

I was going to make a comment about the hood not being soft enough for pedestrians hitting it, but maybe the computer would prevent such a collision.

That was Boeing's approach for safety on 737 MAX.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by Thorrez »

Danieru wrote: post #62

Does the US not have pedestrian safety standards? An all metal front grill must be horrible on any safety tests. I can only assume this is a joke and in a few hours Elon will do a "one more thing" before showing the real Tesla Pickup. This take on a pickup looks like some engineer accidentally left their Halo fan-art on the shared CAD file server.

For it to be sold in Europe doesn't it also have to comply with European laws? Would Tesla create a second version of the truck for Europe?

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by Aloha »

dchuk wrote: post #14

This is nearly April fools joke level. Ignoring the individual aesthetic, it just stands in such stark contrast to the rest of the curved, sleek vehicles in their fleet. Surprising.

An April Fools joke.. in November.

This is possibly the ugliest car I have ever seen - its less lovable than the Aztek.. somehow.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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hooloovoo_zoo wrote: post #291
nimbius wrote: post #252

Great truck. Very exotic design, excellent price point, However, there was one statement that stood out as a MASSIVE mistake: >The glass is stronger than standard car glass Please stop doing this. Audi and Mercedes pulled this gimmicky crap about 8 years ago until they realized samaritans, Firefighters and EMT's need to be able to breech safety-glass windows in the event you become entrapped in the vehicle (possibly…

Not sure what you're worried about; all you need to break in is a lightly thrown metal ball.

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Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by spyder »

hooloovoo_zoo wrote: post #291
nimbius wrote: post #252

Great truck. Very exotic design, excellent price point, However, there was one statement that stood out as a MASSIVE mistake: >The glass is stronger than standard car glass Please stop doing this. Audi and Mercedes pulled this gimmicky crap about 8 years ago until they realized samaritans, Firefighters and EMT's need to be able to breech safety-glass windows in the event you become entrapped in the vehicle (possibly…

Not sure what you're worried about; all you need to break in is a lightly thrown metal ball.

I'm not sure the lightly thrown ball can break the polymer layer. Just because the glass layer shatters it doesn't mean you can go trough it.

Hope they don't use something like this 3M polymer layer, because it means you will be trapped for 2 more minutes even if you have the tools to go trough the polymer.

https://youtu.be/cZy4DJHM_fs?t=34

Re: Tesla Cybertruck

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Post by sdan »

noitsnot wrote: post #328
nimbius wrote: post #252

Great truck. Very exotic design, excellent price point, However, there was one statement that stood out as a MASSIVE mistake: >The glass is stronger than standard car glass Please stop doing this. Audi and Mercedes pulled this gimmicky crap about 8 years ago until they realized samaritans, Firefighters and EMT's need to be able to breech safety-glass windows in the event you become entrapped in the vehicle (possibly…

My first thought is that it's not even a truck. The price will likely be increased and it will be unrepairable. You can't drive a car down the street without side mirrors.

I heard that Tesla is bypassing that on the Roadster with removable side mirrors which you can install cameras there instead. Not sure on the specifics, but something along those lines (although I'm not sure about the legality and please don't quote me on this).
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