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Tesla Cybertruck's stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns - experts (www.reuters.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Tesla Cybertruck's stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns - experts::The angular design of Tesla's Cybertruck has safety experts concerned that the electric pickup truck's stiff stainless-steel exoskeleton could hurt pedestrians and cyclists.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Gonna be real fun to see the crash test rating.

Without crumple zones, all of the kinetic energy goes into the occupants.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Looked convincing at first, but it felt too clean- Then at 7 seconds in, you can watch a white panel clip straight through the door and windshield lol

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

OTOH it weighs almost 7000lbs (~3100kg) so it's going to plow through most of everything with its sheer mass.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You'd be surprised how much a concrete pillar holding up an overpass can actually take. They don't break like in the movies, they are specifically designed to take big truck impacts and not fail. Anybody crashing a Cybertruck at highway speeds into one of those is instantly turned into red colored mashed potatoes.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

case in point

We have barriers good enough to stop a fully-loaded semi in effectively zero distance.