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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] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It definitely detects pedestrians: the live on-screen image shows them when they are nearby. They also claim to have automatic emergency braking when it detects pedestrians being in danger. I haven't seen this in action, but then again, I don't drive where pedestrians walk, so... But I can tell that my Tesla does weird short brakings on a motorway when nobody is close. Detects my future ghost, probably.

Their own claim is that their cars are quite a lot safer than USA average: https://www.tesla.com/VehicleSafetyReport -- but I have heard it being rumoured that sometimes companies lie.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But I can tell that my Tesla does weird short brakings on a motorway when nobody is close.

I hope you never drive where there are patches of ice on the road.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I do, weekly. These don't happen incredibly often, and they happen only when the cruise control is switched on. Not once have they caused a dangerous situation.