The truck isn't to my taste, but absent any indication that this was due to something unique to this automobile I don't see why it's news anymore than people tragically dying in a Camry running into a tree at 3:00 am after a party.
There's nothing in the brief article to indicate any Cybertruck specific issues .. external bystanders were able to pull a survivor from the vehicle (eg: doors sprung open or were able to be opened), speed seems to be the probable cause, etc.
The only unique to Tesla possibility here (unconfirmed) would be "late night drunks relying on self driving" .. but that remains to be reported.
> would be "late night drunks relying on self driving" .. but that remains to be reported.
Alcohol and speed are the cause of _most_ fatalities on our roads. It's a pretty good bet.
I'm personally waiting for the story wherein a police officer finds an unattended child in one of these vehicles because the parents couldn't be bothered to bring their child somewhere. Much more likely to happen once these systems become more affordable.
Absolutely alcohol and speed kill across the board for all vehicles .. the point here is this isn't specific to a Cybertruck (or self driving vehicle in general) unless it's also drunks putting their faith in FSD and not paying attention and being ready to take over.
There's a bunch of other reports and posts, it's big news here in Oakland.
It sounds like one of the doors got popped open but the other victims were partially incapacitated or unable to find the release. Judging by the speed of impact, and shape of the body/chassis, it's likely they were alive after impact and burned to death.
Yea, it's a real surprise that a new and unique product with seemingly little regulatory oversight causing death is going to cause people to report on it!
"Other recalls covered rearview camera images that don’t activate immediately after shifting into reverse, trim pieces that can fall off, windshield wipers that can fail, and an incorrect font size on instrument panel warning lights. In April, the futuristic trucks were recalled to fix gas pedals that can get stuck in the interior trim."
I'm just imagining what SNL would look like if Ford fucked in that badly in that short a period of time, especially when you take into consideration other reported issues around trapped passengers in other vehicle models from the same manufacturer.
"Cybertruck’s occupants had been driving back from a 'function' around 3:10 a.m. Wednesday" and "it was unlikely that the Cybertruck’s large lithium-ion battery had caught fire."
Yeah that 2nd part is kinda interesting. I mean, yes absolutely if the FD had no issues putting the fire out then clearly the battery pack hadn't caught fire but given the obvious lack of flammable liquids involved one is left wondering how the vehicle managed to catch fire in the first place.
> one is left wondering how the vehicle managed to catch fire in the first place.
Any heavy vehicle with _friction_ brakes can generate enough heat to create fire, it turns out spinning metal is always a stored energy hazard regardless of how the motive power was originally supplied.
Plus upholstery is pretty flammable. They lace it with chemicals to try to retard that tendency but after a certain point they're going to light up and fuel the fire.
I'm sorry do what now? You couldn't start a vehicle fire on a bet if you soaked the wheel wells in brake fluid and held the brake pedal to the floor from that vehicle's top speed. You want to start a car fire with brakes that takes the kind of abuse only seen under track conditions combined with a fuel leak, oil leak, or both. So nah, why tf did this vehicle catch fire?
there were two write offs of the cyber trucks in mexico earlier this month.. no fatalities at all... and given the photo's of the vehicles thats just fricken amazing.
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