Someone dumb enough could easily flatten someone backing up with the bug.
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pennomi@lemmy.world 2 months agoI don’t think “the backup camera is a little slow to turn on” is the smoking gun you are looking for though.
Even_Adder@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
essteeyou@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’m sure it happens even with perfectly functional cameras.
astropenguin5@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Sure, it still happens regardless, it just makes it easier and more likely to happen.
SomeoneElse@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
You consider 6-8 seconds a “little” slow?!
Zron@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The Cybertruck has no rear view mirror when the back cover is down.
So any reversing requires the use of the backup camera.
The car also accelerates really fast, and weighs 7,000 pounds.
It’s also an $80,000+ car that was preordered by a lot of people without test driving it. So it’s primary driver is someone who makes risky and impulsive decisions.
So a really fast, heavy car that can’t see behind it without a reverse camera, driven by impulsive people makes me think the reverse camera should definitely come up really fast.
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 months ago
There’s still side mirrors, no? If you’ve ever seen a semi, those are 60 feet long, weigh 80,000lbs and back up without a rear view mirror or backup camera. Acting like this is an issue that’s going to kill people is a bit absurd.
Zron@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Semi drivers require a commercial license, and special training. They’re monitored way more closely than your average American driver.
And side mirrors only let you see what’s behind the car to the sides and at a distance, not what’s immediately behind the car. I don’t want some idiot in his $80K battering ram to roll over me because I happened to walk behind his death trap and he couldn’t be bothered to wait for the rear view camera to come up.
Not being able to see what’s immediately behind the vehicle is a safety hazard, especially in suburban areas or parking lots where most people are reversing out of a space with other people walking around.