Tesla Cybertruck's stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns -experts
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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.
  • TheFriar@lemm.eeEnglish
    321·
    1 year ago

    U.S. regulators rely on vehicle makers to self-test and certify their adherence to safety standards.

    Sure. Sounds like a great system. What motivation could a company have besides doing good for others?

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldEnglish
    131·
    1 year ago

    So after decades of improvements to crash safety with things like crumple zones and protected cabins, ol Elongated went and built a 1979 Ford LTD body?

    • CeruleanRuin@lemmings.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Kinda? Every time I see one I think of that Simpsons episode where Homer’s brother lets him design his dream car.

    • boeman@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I’d rather drive the 90’s Chevy Lumina APV that the cyber truck was designed to look like.

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Dec 8 (Reuters) - The angular design of Tesla’s (TSLA.O) Cybertruck has safety experts concerned the electric pickup truck’s stiff stainless-steel exoskeleton could hurt pedestrians and cyclists and damage other vehicles on roads.

    Reuters spoke to six safety professors and officials who viewed videos of crash tests conducted by Tesla on its first new vehicle in nearly four years and shown during a webcast delivery event last week.

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a social media post on Tuesday that he was “highly confident” Cybertruck will be safer than other trucks for occupants and pedestrians.

    George Washington University auto safety professor Samer Hamdar raised concerns about limited “crumple zones,” but added that other features might make up for that.

    Julia Griswold, director of the University of California, Berkeley’s Safe Transportation Research and Education Center, said she was “alarmed” by the crash test videos Tesla posted.

    A vehicle of this size, power and huge weight will be lethal to pedestrians and cyclists in a collision," the Brussels-based nonprofit European Transport Safety Council said in a statement.

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