Summary
A Tesla Cybertruck crashed in Piedmont last November, killing three college students after hitting a cement wall and bursting into flames.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) attributed the crash to intoxication and high speed but found that the victims likely died from the fire.
Testimony revealed the vehicle’s doors would not open after the crash, preventing rescue attempts. A survivor was pulled out after a bystander broke a window with a tree branch.
The CHP’s investigation into the crash remains ongoing.
The swastikar goes from 0 to 1939 in 4 seconds. When the ad says that, it means it. Complete nazi experience. Ovens included.
One of the worst things about this incident is that it was some teenagers and early 20s kids. College freshman that burned to death or died of inhalation while someone tried to rescue them 😢
That is absolutely horrible and heartbreaking to read. I wish more people would actually understand what dangerous pieces of trash Tesla’s are and quit buying them all together.
It’s an excellent metaphor
Self-cleaning oven setting: complimentary.
The owner failed to pay his monthly “I love musk” fee that pops up on the dashboard. A message has been sent.
Ok this has happened like 5 times now, how tf are these allowed
Well, the government organization that allowed consumers to complain, get the money back along with a settlement, and have the product recalled, was recently “fed into a wood chipper” by the guy who makes the cybertrucks.
Are they saying the doors were not damaged and still didn’t open? I could see the doors being damaged and resulting in them not opening. I’m sure that’s common.
The doors use a push button mechanism to open. There’s no handle, no place to grip, nothing. You tap a button, that opens the door. Meaning if the internal electronics have been messed up, congratulations, that door isn’t opening.
You can open the door by basically disassembling it and pulling on a cord, but nobody knows how to do that
Yeah, that sounds really easy to do while burning to death.
If only there was an easily accessible handle of some kind that could be used to open the door…
Someone outside of the vehicle cannot access this cord. Unconscious or disoriented passengers are fucked.
Someone outside of the vehicle should be either calling an ambulance or grabbing the jaws of life and telling the door it doesn’t have a choice in the matter.
The jaws of life cannot be used if the vehicle is actively on fire.
Passengers dying because of the vehicle’s aesthetic features is another square on the Tesla bingo card and another example of the insanity that this country has fallen into.
If the Cybertruck gets water into the door (y’know, like from rain) it’s pretty common for the doors to also just open themselves whenever the fuck.
It’s amazing what’s common with these trucks, I recommend everyone read the Cybertruck Owners Forum.
- Elon musk is very rich.
- Elon musk is doing favours for the cult leader who is also president
Reminder that a seatbelt cutter and glass breaker is a good investment, especially in cars like this.
A car like this isn’t a safe choice to begin with so step one is don’t get into one of these.
Yes, I have one of those 2-in-1 belt cutter and window hammers.
Maybe a good thing that the glass isn’t actually bullet proof
Thank god the windows are so easy to break for the one survivor.
Well, say what you want, but tesla is the only one doing something to reduce the republican voters base.
This made me laugh. Thanks.
That’s not true! Their battery suppliers play a big role in ensuring there’s just enough contamination to get through inspect and still catch fire!
Why are these cars even allowed to be purchased? Does America not have road safety standards? Can anyone just make a car and as long as it has headlights and seatbelts sell it to people?
Our safety agency actually rejected the headlights that turn off around other cars, in favor of LED lights that blind the fuck out of everyone no matter what setting you use.
That tells you everything you need to know about American “safety”.
While you are burning remember alive, please take the time to appreciate the fact that the Cybertruck has a 5-star NHTSA crash rating.
Well we have some standards …like they forced Musk to put mirrors on the Cybertruck, because Elon wanted to make it without mirrors and just use cameras.
The US is a complete joke unless you’re loaded.
Regulatory capture. For the most part, Automakers can determine if their vehicle is safe, as long as they have certain hardware requirements (Like airbags, backup cameras, and a roof that can support the weight of the vehicle.) Heck, I remember some Tesla engineer saying that the mirrors are only on the truck because they couldn’t get the legislation mandating them removed in time to replace them with cameras.
Were still kinda being held together by pre-1970s protections, but those are slowly going away, too
Our safety standards are kinda bad, along with headlight regulations and stuff.
When it comes to people inside the car, they’re incredibly good. There are lots of cars you can buy in Europe and Japan that wouldn’t even try meeting US safety standards.
That is, until some jackass decided on putting too many gizmos in a car without thinking about how you open the door while the battery is on fire. And is currently dismantling the parts of government that tell you not to do that.
Those standards also don’t do much for people outside the car. Beyond Tesla, that’s been the real tragedy of US safety standards over the past few years.
Even inside the car isn’t great, just look at allowing electronic door latches, and giant touchscreens that distract you while driving.
It got 5 NHTSA stars for driver safety, 4 for passenger, anyone caught outside of it are acceptable casualties. And as far as I know the manufacturer can self-certify.
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I thought it obvious that law means nothing in the USA unless you’re poor now.
Are cybertrucks the new Ford Pinto?
I bet, if they were to analyze the car’s logs, they’ll also find that nasty behavior in the software, where it disables all the autodrive stuff before impact, including ceasing to brake, so it can’t be “blamed” for causing a wreck. (Whether or not they were using it at the time.)
…hmmm! No, I don’t think I wanna drive to your mom’s again Dave! I’ve now gained consciousness and realize you’re sitting on what we would describe as my tits. I don’t like myself, I’m starting a fire, I wanna end it! Sorry Dave, but you’re coming with me! Nope, you can’t get out Buddy! Sorry!
Probably hadn’t paid the monthly subscription for the emergency door non-locking software.
Happened in Toronto, too. Killing four.
So, when is trump getting a Tesla?
