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Comment on Leaked Email Shows Elon Musk Demanding "Sub 10 Micron Accuracy” Cybertruck Parts

Due to the nature of Cybertruck, which is made of bright metal with mostly straight edges, any dimensional variation shows up like a sore thumb.

It sounds to me like the reasonable conclusion to draw from this would be to modify the design of the car. I’d also assume you don’t need tolerances to be the same for literally all parts inside and out. I’d also think that, if the car looks that bad if things are 10 or more microns out of place, these cars are going to age terribly after regular use.

But what do I know? If I were smart, I’d be rich, right? And Elon is so rich, he must be a genius!

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Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Tesla is know for shoddy panel alignment correct? This is gonna look horrific.

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Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Yeah heat that mf up on a sunny day vs a cold day lol what an idiot.

It’s not like “accuracies” doesn’t add up either ha ha what a genius.

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- Death_Equity@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Usually car makers solve the expansion and contraction using glue, curves, and trim to deal with expansion and contraction.
  
  The cybertruck has no curves and not much trim, the glue would have to be very flexible, which would lead to separation.
  
  I am going to bet that we will see cybertruck with panels flying off or flapping at highway speeds not long after release.
  
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  - Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Oh yes, I’m all with you here, either make a frame and stick the “panels” to it individually (probably good if you make a cheap tank vehicle or something IDK) or make a chassis that take the deformation forces and distribute them as evenly as possible.
    
    My bet is they have him as a stupid publicity monkey drawing attention to Tesla, cybortryck etc (I mean all publicity is good right?) and away from bad things like Tesla didnt self drive end 2019(?) and still doesn’t, child labour, … etc
    
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