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The Cybertruck is years behind schedule, so Tesla is launching a $30 beer

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Re: The Cybertruck is years behind schedule, so Tesla is launching a $30 beer

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Post by bottlepalm »

operatingthetan wrote: post #88
bottlepalm wrote: post #73

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Tesla doesn't waste their time on crap like that. It's why they barely have anyone working in marketing or PR in the first place. The video was made from actual test footage, super quick, and they kicked it out.

Are you serious? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN-kajBcyew Staging performers to act like fake robots on stage for a vaporware project doesn't strike you as exactly what you're talking about?

Real robot, being tested in real factory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xChD-gv_pc

Re: The Cybertruck is years behind schedule, so Tesla is launching a $30 beer

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Post by gamblor956 »

bottlepalm wrote: post #12

Not existing? They built an entire factory for it in Texas, is in going through crash testing, qualification, and the truck is regularly seen on test runs around their offices. This just seems like a lazy hit piece with little actual information even though there is a lot out there if you actually follow the development. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvy19pEVs1M

That is...not a great test run.

That's the worst turning radius I've seen on a pickup truck that didn't have an RV behind it, amply demonstrated by the test driver backing up when he fails to make a fairly wide u-turn at the far end of the test strip.

The Cybertruck appears destined to go down in history as the Google Glass of the automotive world. (Notably, the Glass had the same type of limited tech-centric hype before it launched, and was widely ridiculed by the non-tech community.)

Re: The Cybertruck is years behind schedule, so Tesla is launching a $30 beer

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Post by slashdev »

clouddrover wrote: post #74
slashdev wrote: post #30

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Large, extremely safe, no paint to maintain, no body that gets easily dented, impact resistant glass, electric, high performance, long range, great torque and acceleration, can haul stuff, can fit a family, can be used in a pinch for power, and looks awesome. And maybe the self driving stuff will turn out to be useful too. Too soon to say. Electric vehicles are coming much more slowly where I am and they cost 1.5-2x…

> impact resistant glass Don't be suckered by Tesla's advertising drivel, and certainly don't repeat it. Here's the glass of a VW Golf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWzUh53H_VU Tesla's dog and pony show is for credulous rubes. You don't need to be one of those.

Unless I’m mistaken, there’s quite a difference between the cybertruck glass and regular auto glass. It doesn’t exist yet, so it’s possible that could change, but it’s also not marketing drivel.

Re: The Cybertruck is years behind schedule, so Tesla is launching a $30 beer

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Post by slashdev »

nashashmi wrote: post #37
slashdev wrote: post #30

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Large, extremely safe, no paint to maintain, no body that gets easily dented, impact resistant glass, electric, high performance, long range, great torque and acceleration, can haul stuff, can fit a family, can be used in a pinch for power, and looks awesome. And maybe the self driving stuff will turn out to be useful too. Too soon to say. Electric vehicles are coming much more slowly where I am and they cost 1.5-2x…

All of those nifty features are replicable by any other manufacturer.

But haven’t been.

Re: The Cybertruck is years behind schedule, so Tesla is launching a $30 beer

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Post by bottlepalm »

andrewmcwatters wrote: post #70
bottlepalm wrote: post #58

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I see so a vaporware product and a product with immense resources going into it, but not yet released are equal in your eyes. You remind me of the people who laughed about reusable rockets, starlink, private crew, and every tesla model. They laugh right up to the point it is released, and then they move the goal posts to the next product.

I made no such comments, but OK, sure, whatever you say. Bottom line is, if you cannot buy it, it doesn't exist to the public. You can't drive .jpegs of cars.

Really? because a million people in the public have put real money into deposits for it. Seems like it does exist in the public eye.

Re: The Cybertruck is years behind schedule, so Tesla is launching a $30 beer

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Post by chronic74020 »

bottlepalm wrote: post #77
threeseed wrote: post #68

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And how about Solar City, Boring Company, Twitter. Musk doesn't exactly have a perfect track record.

I can't hear you over all the things being accomplished https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5QXreqOrTA

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Re: The Cybertruck is years behind schedule, so Tesla is launching a $30 beer

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Post by clouddrover »

slashdev wrote: post #93
clouddrover wrote: post #74

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> impact resistant glass Don't be suckered by Tesla's advertising drivel, and certainly don't repeat it. Here's the glass of a VW Golf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWzUh53H_VU Tesla's dog and pony show is for credulous rubes. You don't need to be one of those.

Unless I’m mistaken, there’s quite a difference between the cybertruck glass and regular auto glass. It doesn’t exist yet, so it’s possible that could change, but it’s also not marketing drivel.

Watch the video. And after that video watch this video:

https://youtu.be/8SsnkXH2mQY?t=200

It will help strengthen you against manipulation by advertising.

Re: The Cybertruck is years behind schedule, so Tesla is launching a $30 beer

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Post by slashdev »

Symbiote wrote: post #38
slashdev wrote: post #30

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Large, extremely safe, no paint to maintain, no body that gets easily dented, impact resistant glass, electric, high performance, long range, great torque and acceleration, can haul stuff, can fit a family, can be used in a pinch for power, and looks awesome. And maybe the self driving stuff will turn out to be useful too. Too soon to say. Electric vehicles are coming much more slowly where I am and they cost 1.5-2x…

It's extremely unsafe. The design is illegal in at least the European Union, UK and Australia.

Unsafe to others, yes.

Maybe it makes me a bit of an asshole, but I’m ok with that tradeoff. I’ve never had a collision in my life, but my cars have been hit by others.

I’m principally concerned with safety for myself and my family. Concern for others on the road comes a lot further down the list. Sorry. I drive with great care and responsibility, but many others do not. I’m worried about protecting me from them, not the other way around.

Re: The Cybertruck is years behind schedule, so Tesla is launching a $30 beer

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Post by lesuorac »

bottlepalm wrote: post #89
lesuorac wrote: post #87

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I think you should put down the kool-aid. Tesla's Autopilot page [1] still has a video demonstrating it's self-driving capabilities but the video is actually a composite of videos taken over numerous runs because the car hit objects and ran off the road during some of them which does not make for good marketing material. (previous discussion [2]). [1]: https://www.tesla.com/autopilot [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com…

I said they don't do much marketing, and that's barely a marketing video, just some dash cam footage.

You have a weird definition of marketing.

That video is purely for consumption by a possible consumer; you can't get any more marketing than that!

I think you missed what I said. That isn't some footage that they pulled from some random test drive. They picked a route and drove it over and over until they had enough footage to splice together to appear as a successful run. The primary feed is also not filmed from a dash cam.

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