this post was submitted on 08 Dec 2023
484 points (96.0% liked)

Technology

74345 readers
2847 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.


Our Rules


  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related news or articles.
  3. Be excellent to each other!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, this includes using AI responses and summaries. To ask if your bot can be added please contact a mod.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed
  10. Accounts 7 days and younger will have their posts automatically removed.

Approved Bots


founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

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.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] samokosik@lemmynsfw.com 26 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Who would buy this piece of crap? Like really?

[–] bcron@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Possibly unpopular opinion but I think the Cybertruck is about as dumb-looking as most any other truck on the market. 4 big doors, more cabin than bed, trucks in general are all goofy looking parking lot crawlers nowadays

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Shit on me if you must but I actually like the look and features of the car. However I likely wouldn't buy a Tesla in general

[–] samokosik@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I agree, features are nice and I also would enjoy trying to drive one. But in a for a long term usage, I bet the reliability will be an issue and also some Tesla shenanigans such as 20k for the battery.

Thing is: I personally don’t give a shit about features. I like simple and basic vehicles that last for many years.

[–] neidu@feddit.nl 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It could be a good vehicle, if it was built by someone else.

The past few years have revealed that while Tesla have the tech, they lack the basic precision manufacturing that other automakers mastered decades ago.

[–] dukk@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

You’d like the “features” of any car, it’s why they’re features. It’s the tradeoffs that actually matter.

And yeah, it looked cool at first, but that’s really just because of its uniqueness. From an actual design perspective, it just looks…stupid.

[–] thoughtorgan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

A lot of people. Bunch of my coworkers were hyped about the release.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'll bet there are going to be some great deals for these on the used market when whatever cool factor there is collapses.

[–] rab@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Good deals on used cars is a thing of the past I'm afraid

[–] samokosik@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 years ago

Is it because they want to use it for sth or just because it’s "cool"?

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Fellow narcissists.