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Safer for pedestrians, in the nihilistic sense that they at least won't survive the hit I guess?

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[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

And the red neck doesn't give one single fuck about the deer, or seem to realize it would do the same to a person at half speed.

[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Most rednecks would see that as a significant selling point, and still not buy it cuz it's electric

[–] TraipsersWill@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Watch the video in the link. The buck may have been 'cut in half', but the truck...

They report an updated repair bill of $11,000, and that the truck was driveable after the crash but that the closest door was jammed shut.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I had a friend in college drive through a horse in a sedan (Honda I think). Same outcome. Bisected horse, trashed Honda (NOT drive able). He has no idea how he lived, he thinks he was leaning down to change the CD player when it happened and the roof of his car was gone and he was in pain and covered in gore.

Hate the CT, but impacting a large animal at speed isn't going to end well for anyone involved, regardless of how safe the vehicle is.

A 75mph beach ball would probably be life threatening.

[–] fake_meows@sopuli.xyz 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Hate the CT, but impacting a large animal at speed isn't going to end well for anyone involved, regardless of how safe the vehicle is.

If I'm not mistaken, I think I remember that Swedish Volvos were specifically engineered to be able to crash into a Moose and save the car driver. I think they have a special Moose crash simulation / test dummy.

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

That's hilarious and I had never heard of it, sure enough, Volvo has a factory moose crash-test dummy.

https://www.popsci.com/technology/moose-crash-test-dummy-volvo/

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

ok that's funny

[–] ArseAssassin@sopuli.xyz 42 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Ah yes, all is going according to the plan.

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[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Elon Musk lies.

That is, like Trump he deliberately and wittingly deceives. Compare Cybertruck will be much safer per mile than other trucks, both for occupants and pedestrians. with I am the most transparent president in history.

Those lies extend to his outrageous space and industry goals like mars colonies and space-based data centers. Or the hyperloop.

He probably sees it as salesmanship the way Trump sees his own lies as the art of the deal.

And when Musk denies the death toll of DOGE ending USAID, he's lying to himself.

[–] Jiggle_Physics@quokk.au 29 points 2 days ago

there is a guy who lives about 2 miles away from me that owns one. I used to see his truck around, and see it while I was out walking parked in his driveway. I stopped seeing it for a few months. Then I was walking by when I saw him outside doping something in his yard and asked what happened to his truck. He said it was too much trouble, I said yeah, i heard they have some serious issues on the news. he replies "On top having to take it to the shop almost once a month motherfuckers just kept vandalizing the thing. It just was not worth owning."

It's a thought that makes me smile.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Also he looks like he's turning into a potato.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Elon claims that it is safer for pedestrians

Safer than what? Being shot in the face?

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Safer than nothing, its just another lie of a serial liar who has lied about literally everything for his entire life.

At this point if he'd claim 2+2=4, I'd presume math went upside down and it must be 5, because he'd be lying about it for sure.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 72 points 2 days ago (2 children)

One of the many reasons this death machine is banned in Europe

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 18 points 2 days ago (10 children)

Regardless, there is a very large number of people trying their best to import it and finding a loop-hole to put these monstosities on the road.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I've never actually seen one in the Netherlands. Plenty of absurdly big pickups, but not a cybertruck

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 days ago (3 children)

And hopefully it will never happen.

I listened to a supposed car collector saying how he is planning to import one and legalize it under the gize of being a private museum piece. Supposedly, such cars get a special license and insurance, and are permitted to circulate from one show to another.

Hopefully, it gets returned at the border.

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[–] DaveyRocket@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

We could double the human population with cyber trucks!

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[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 16 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Ok I know this thing is old news and we should all be past the initial shock of Elon doing something very Elon again.

But still...WHY THE FUCK IS IT SO UGLY?

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[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

i hope someone slices elon in half

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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 51 points 2 days ago (5 children)

For a car supposedly made of steel, that's an awful lot of plastic.

[–] turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 20 points 2 days ago

Built like the finest midgrade consumer laptops

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Isn't the stainless steel like glued on or something? I swear they're only panels. If not, please correct me

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 days ago

Yes, it's glued

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Yes there was a huge scandal that the glue was wrong, so the panels fell off at high speeds. 🤣🤣🤣

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[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Holy shit how are these still legally drivable?!

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 days ago (4 children)

They're not, in Europe. Lucky bastards.

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[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Because Elon Musk funded the political campaign of a pedophile.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

Updated: CyberTrash slices feet in half, Elmo lies through is teeth, as he does every time he opens his mouth

FTFY

[–] inmate_p01135809@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago (3 children)

My parents hit a deer at 40mph with their Forester and it turned into pink mist. The only "mass" left of it was just a head. I have no doubt the CT is not as safe as regular vehicles, but I don't think the outcome of object getting hit by something at 75mph is going to be an indicator of safety.

[–] titanicx@lemmy.zip 38 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Their Forester must be stronger then most cars. I've hit a deer at 55mph in my Tacoma and there was damage to my truck and the deer definitely didn't mist. You see them hit on the freeway all the time by semi trucks and there are definitely huge pieces of the deer left. Enough that you know exactly what animal they were. Not saying that your parents car didn't magically poof the deer, but your parents car magically poofed the deer. Or you're not remembering correctly.

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[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I fucking bail if there's one even near me. They're knives on wheels and that's only one of many issues that make it a death trap for people inside or outside of it.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'll just call the police if I see one, because there's no way it'd be road legal here in the EU lmao

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[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It can't hurt you. It either misses you or kill you, no risk of getting permanently paralyzed. That's a huge progress!

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