There are crumple zones, they’re just not as big as those in competing trucks. But yeah, the safety comparison is probably negligible, what really makes me think it’s a bad truck is the design of the bed. It’s got slanted walls. That really limits what you can haul and how you can get it into the bed.
Comment on Tesla Cybertruck's stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns - experts
Chreutz@lemmy.world 6 months agoI know it’s fun to bash Tesla every now and then for their ridiculous things.
But do you really think, after making 4 vehicles with top of the line safety, that they will just say ‘eh, fuck it’ with the cybertruck?
It’s an aluminum casting base construction, just like the Model Y, so why would there be no crumble zones?
hperrin@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Let’s be real. No one is hauling anything in this truck. In my experience the more expensive truckk the less its actually used for anything.
The entire cybertruck fleet hauling completed by 2030 is probably the equivalent to one year of 01 Nissan Frontiers…
Chreutz@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yeah the practicality of the cybertruck is definitely questionable!
tigerjerusalem@lemmy.world 6 months ago
That actually would be on brand for Musk.
SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
Really think they will just say ‘eh fuck it’
Were talking about Elon here. Yes, I do think so. In addition, don’t give too much credit, the other vehicles would always be inherently safer because they’re electric.
intensely_human@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Ah yes, inherent safety can naturally be disregarded in such considerations.
PatFussy@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Because they wanted it to be bullet proof.
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 6 months ago
The safety standards are a regulatory requirement. They have to pass the same tests as any other vehicle.
Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Not in the US. We don’t have many safety regulations on vehicles and crash tests are not mandatory.
Cornpop@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Correct. Especially large trucks are further exempted.
AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
en.wikipedia.org/…/Federal_Motor_Vehicle_Safety_S…
How many more should we have?
AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
How does getting rid of crumple zones facilitate that?
gregorum@lemm.ee 6 months ago
It doesn’t, directly, however, the materials used in the exterior paneling contributes to the lack of safety in the vehicle and crash tests not only because of the materials, but also because of the shape of the materials and how they are joined.