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I see from the photos it will have side mirrors now, so no side cameras after all. Still haven't heard anything about crash testing, which I'm curious about sin

by ttfkam 3y ago

I see from the photos it will have side mirrors now, so no side cameras after all. Still haven't heard anything about crash testing, which I'm curious about since thick stainless steel isn't what one would usually associate with crumple zones. To be sure, I wouldn't want to be hit by one if I were a pedestrian in a crosswalk.

modeless 3y ago
Side mirrors are required by law, but they were supposed to be easily removable after delivery (which is legal). We'll see if that made it into the final version.
cmac2992 3y ago
Crash tests are shown in the release videos. It'll probably end up with a pretty decent rating. 3mm stainless steel will crumple when confronted with several tons of weight behind it. It's my understanding good front end crash tests are a bit simpler for ev's because you aren't worried about a 300 lb chunk of cast iron coming through to the front of cabin. Pedestrians be dammed apparently. This is merica.
- DoingIsLearning 3y ago
  > Pedestrians be dammed apparently. This is merica. With that shape and with steel panels there is absolutely zero change of survival for pedestrians with this. You are hit, you are dead. I thought the SUV mega monster trend was a huge setback in Vehicle Design but somehow Tesla found a way to surpass that. We have set ourselves so far back. It will be decades into the future before we are able to reverse this reptilian brain meme of vehicle arm's race purchases'.
  - kasdi 3y ago
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- Tempest1981 3y ago
  Yep, this 2 minute segment is worth watching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6WDq0V5oBg&t=1088s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6WDq0V5oBg&t=1088s (link to 18 minutes in)
charles_f 3y ago
> I wouldn't want to be hit by one if I were a pedestrian in a crosswalk That, and I would also not want to be hit by one of these in my little hatchback. I'm already terrified by F150 and up, this will be the same but heavier and more likely to let me deal with all their kinetic energy. Put that with the irresponsible power that they've put in, and the kind of driver this kind of car is attracting, this is bad news.
andreygrehov 3y ago
> I wouldn't want to be hit by one if I were a pedestrian in a crosswalk Weird take, as if Corollas never killed pedestrians.
- maximinus_thrax 3y ago
  As with everything (including knowledge about a particular subject), there's a spectrum. So it's not like cars don't kill pedestrians, but some do it better than others [0]. The cybertruck looks like the kind of car that's more efficient at killing pedestrians than say a Prius. [0] https://www.euroncap.com/en/car-safety/the-ratings-explained/vulnerable-road-user-vru-protection/ https://www.euroncap.com/en/car-safety/the-ratings-explained...

by ttfkam 3y ago

modeless 3y ago

Side mirrors are required by law, but they were supposed to be easily removable after delivery (which is legal). We'll see if that made it into the final version.

cmac2992 3y ago

Crash tests are shown in the release videos. It'll probably end up with a pretty decent rating. 3mm stainless steel will crumple when confronted with several tons of weight behind it. It's my understanding good front end crash tests are a bit simpler for ev's because you aren't worried about a 300 lb chunk of cast iron coming through to the front of cabin. Pedestrians be dammed apparently. This is merica.

DoingIsLearning 3y ago
> Pedestrians be dammed apparently. This is merica. With that shape and with steel panels there is absolutely zero change of survival for pedestrians with this. You are hit, you are dead. I thought the SUV mega monster trend was a huge setback in Vehicle Design but somehow Tesla found a way to surpass that. We have set ourselves so far back. It will be decades into the future before we are able to reverse this reptilian brain meme of vehicle arm's race purchases'.
- kasdi 3y ago
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Tempest1981 3y ago
Yep, this 2 minute segment is worth watching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6WDq0V5oBg&t=1088s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6WDq0V5oBg&t=1088s (link to 18 minutes in)

charles_f 3y ago

> I wouldn't want to be hit by one if I were a pedestrian in a crosswalk That, and I would also not want to be hit by one of these in my little hatchback. I'm already terrified by F150 and up, this will be the same but heavier and more likely to let me deal with all their kinetic energy. Put that with the irresponsible power that they've put in, and the kind of driver this kind of car is attracting, this is bad news.

andreygrehov 3y ago

> I wouldn't want to be hit by one if I were a pedestrian in a crosswalk Weird take, as if Corollas never killed pedestrians.

maximinus_thrax 3y ago
As with everything (including knowledge about a particular subject), there's a spectrum. So it's not like cars don't kill pedestrians, but some do it better than others [0]. The cybertruck looks like the kind of car that's more efficient at killing pedestrians than say a Prius. [0] https://www.euroncap.com/en/car-safety/the-ratings-explained/vulnerable-road-user-vru-protection/ https://www.euroncap.com/en/car-safety/the-ratings-explained...