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

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.

Earthwormjim91 ,

Gonna be real fun to see the crash test rating.

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

JohnEdwa ,
@JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz avatar

OTOH it weighs almost 7000lbs (~3100kg) so it's going to plow through most of everything with its sheer mass.

Thorry84 ,

You'd be surprised how much a concrete pillar holding up an overpass can actually take. They don't break like in the movies, they are specifically designed to take big truck impacts and not fail. Anybody crashing a Cybertruck at highway speeds into one of those is instantly turned into red colored mashed potatoes.

gravitas_deficiency ,

case in point

We have barriers good enough to stop a fully-loaded semi in effectively zero distance.

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