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Tesla Cybertruck's stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns - experts (www.reuters.com)

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Tesla Cybertruck's stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns - experts::The angular design of Tesla's Cybertruck has safety experts concerned that the electric pickup truck's stiff stainless-steel exoskeleton could hurt pedestrians and cyclists.

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[–] [email protected] 164 points 11 months ago (65 children)

Gonna be real fun to see the crash test rating.

Without crumple zones, all of the kinetic energy goes into the occupants.

[+] [email protected] -43 points 11 months ago (13 children)

I 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?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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.