No clue I drive manual. Just don't expect to read anyone actually getting into an accident because of it.
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“Elon Musk unhappy with Cybertruck’s poor quality, calls for Lego-like precision“ (Ars Technica)
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Well they won't now there's been a recall, but without a recall there absolutely could be accidents if the accelerator gets stuck in a vehicle where you do the majority of your braking by taking your foot off the accelerator rather than pressing the brake. Not hard to see why the second or two it'll take you realise that engine braking isn't kicking in so you need to press the brake would contribute to your chances of a collision.
It only takes a second of hitting full throttle when you didn't intend to - decision making doesn't have to be challenging for that to be a huge problem.
People have already gotten into accidents because of this… it's how we know there is an issue. Nothing major as of yet though
In my head, the most likely reason someone would encounter the issue is that they're trying to pass someone on a highway or ramp up speed getting onto a highway as the accelerator has to be pushed down hard enough with the loosened plate to get wedged under the board.
That would easily be one of the most dangerous spots for an accelerator to get stuck. Even suddenly braking in that scenario is dangerous to the driver and others.
That would easily be one of the most dangerous spots for an accelerator to get stuck. Even suddenly braking in that scenario is dangerous to the driver and others.
I read about one-pedal driving. And it sounds like a case where sometime driving experience, convenience and hardware life should be sacrificed for traditional dogshit jerky and sometime abrupt braking. But hell do i know, i have never tried it. May be after adjustment it's safer.
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One pedal driving is great but it's definitely subjective. My wife hates it for example and her profile doesn't use it.
That said this is a hazard whether you use it or not, it's just MORE of an issue if you're used to one pedal
one-pedal driving was good and i dont think this issue has really related to that.
there are examples where if the car isn't behaving as expected, the driver goes into a panic mode and doesn't really know what they're doing with their feet anymore. sometimes they think they're on the brake when they're on the gas pedal still
the last thing you want to do in a panic scenario is add an unknown factor, like the pedal getting stuck. i wouldn't ever blame the driver for not doing the correct thing in that situation.
I don't see how though, the brakes are still there and usable. It's not much different than having a high-compression engine with a manual transmission.
Because you have to actually process that the pedal is stuck and you need to brake.
No, for most people that's not a long process, but as I said before half a second of gas when you wanted to brake is way too much.
Are people dismissing this issue purposely ignoring the differences between say, a regular run of the mill ICE car and how it would act with a stuck throttle and this thing which weighs many tonnes but also will get up to 60mph in a matter of seconds? A stuck throttle is way, way more dangerous for one of these because of how quickly it'll lunge forward.
Too many people excusing flaws like these because 'it happens to other manufacturers too, it's no big deal really...everyone is always 100% level headed and calm at all times, no way a person could panic if a pedal gets stuck'. It's bizarre. These companies need to be held to higher standards in general when they're manufacturing large, weighty hunks of metal that kill a lot of people annually, not have excuses made for them.
Yes, they're complicated machines, yes this shit is cutting edge tech, all the more reason to demand better from billionaire heads of these companies. They've done the right thing with the recall, no doubt it's another black eye in a series of them that they can't afford to keep happening, but at least they've done what needs to be done. They now need to take some more time and perform additional testing while they're dealing with this issue. Proactive is better than reactive here.
Yes, they're complicated machines, yes this shit is cutting edge tech, all the more reason to demand better from billionaire heads of these companies. They've done the right thing with the recall, no doubt it's another black eye in a series of them that they can't afford to keep happening, but at least they've done what needs to be done. They now need to take some more time and perform additional testing while they're dealing with this issue. Proactive is better than reactive here.
Tesla Cybertruck Breaks In New, Innovative Way
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Tesla Cybertruck Breaks In New, Innovative Way
It seems like every time Tesla addresses one issue, another pops up.
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Jesus christ this is becoming more true by the day.
Also incEl Camino is pure lol
Also incEl Camino is pure lol
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You have to reach up and touch a haptic button to switch from park or drive and reverse? I'm just constantly shocked at how badly designed this is.
It's the backup for the touchscreen but still, not a great location.
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It's like they couldn't decide between two terrible design options and said "why not both?"
I love that the way he phrases it makes it sound like the screen frequently doesn't work.
He's so confidently showing off a couple of awful design decisions like he's proud of it.
Meanwhile, my phone and tablet will each misread about one swipe out of every hundred as horizontal when I meant vertical or vice versa.
4,000 Cybertrucks sold: Recall offers glimpse at Tesla's rank in rocky electric truck market
4,000 Cybertrucks sold: Recall offers glimpse at Tesla's rank in rocky electric truck market
The Cybertruck recall offered analysts an opportunity to see how Elon Musk's pet project is faring in the electric truck market. See how it stacks up.
www.usatoday.com
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Here's a wrapped Cybertruck that's somehow even uglier than unwrapped.
View: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5ZNu14RU58/
"Cyberbeast" x__________x
View: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5ZNu14RU58/
"Cyberbeast" x__________x
Elon is like those influencers who release some beauty/fashion product then get shocked when they get almost no sales despite having millions of followers.4,000 Cybertrucks sold: Recall offers glimpse at Tesla's rank in rocky electric truck market
4,000 Cybertrucks sold: Recall offers glimpse at Tesla's rank in rocky electric truck market
The Cybertruck recall offered analysts an opportunity to see how Elon Musk's pet project is faring in the electric truck market. See how it stacks up.www.usatoday.com
And I'm guessing that developing and producing a Cypertruck costs a bit more than slapping your label on some generic hair conditioner.
Using a single touchscreen swipe to select the direction that 1400 Nm of torque will propel 3 tons of steel is... yikes.
That "dual" shifting mechanism is the same used in the Model 3 refresh and that car has, in general, been extremely well received.
There's plenty to beat on in the Cybertruck but that feature is IMO polarizing but hardly defective or Cybertuck specific.
There's plenty to beat on in the Cybertruck but that feature is IMO polarizing but hardly defective or Cybertuck specific.
That swipe to reverse system is also quite plausibly why Angela Chao accidentally drove her car into a pond.
Cybertruck sales number is probably more related to production issues and it being hard to ramp up than anything else so far. Yes, there are likely to be significant cancellations, but that is normal when the preorders were years ago for a product with different specifications and price. As long as there are no significant signs that they are overproducing the vehicle, i wouldnt focus so much in the sales.
But like, the production issues is a bad sign for Tesla, but it isn't catastrophic.
But like, the production issues is a bad sign for Tesla, but it isn't catastrophic.
I wish I could laugh. Every time a Tesla is driving in front of or behind me I'm getting the fuck out there, 'cause I expect their driver to be a complete idiot and the autopilot to intentionally just sway and crash into traffic and/or me.
(And no I'm not joking, I honestly am terrified driving near one)
Apple products break almost immediately, are poorly built, underperform and poorly designed?
Is this your current line of thinking, because you haven't kept up with any news whatsoever, or is this a parody of what was widely being said months ago? This thing isn't sniffing at Vision Pro numbers.
yeah so he made it look like the neon green poster paper kids use in elementary school to glue glitter on or write big bubble letters for their project or something.
He deliberately chose to pay $10k to do this.
This is stupid. Say for instance you're stuck and have to rock back and forth to get out, that means you're constantly swiping a screen? Or even better, putting your arm in a stressed position by having to push an overhead button? Is this on all their cars? I also just learned that some cars have a behind the wheel info cluster vs not having one, meaning you have to divert your eyes to the side vs keeping them to the front. Why?
$$$
The answer with anything Musk-related is always $$$.
He doesn't even want to pay his kids child maintenance.
That shifting mechanism is trash and shouldn't be allowed on the road
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Crazy that random panels on every one are discolored
I cannot for the life of me get over how goddamned ugly this thing is.