The Cybertruck Catastrophe

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chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:36 Tesla & the EV market
5:36 Broken cyberpromises
18:39 Minimalism problems
24:17 Power features and the art of compromise
28:20 Misc Issues
30:26 Crash testing
33:46 What's next?
36:44 Outro

[@flamingfoxx]

"Is your truck bulletproof?" Elon your truck can't handle a car wash don't play this game

[@FuelDropforthewin]

I saw what Top Gear did to that poor hilux. Cybertruck has nothing on that.

[@memory.3015]

LMAOOOO

[@Alex-n3t]

Can’t even survive a rock

[@Dragons4Dummies]

@@flamingfoxx At least if you buy one, you'll have a bulletproof coffin.

[@shivapazoki1881]

@@memory.3015

[@molliedavis-uq6qo]

there's two in my city and i asked my mom if she's seen one yet and she said "is that what that is i thought it was a homemade car "

[@TigreModerata]

Kinda is... I doubt professionals had much of a say in any of this. If any are left at tesla they probably have to keep quiet to keep their jobs. Mums are usually right, that's what we learn😂

[@seitanbeatsyourmeat666]

That’s hilarious 😂

[@Elizabeth2445A]

the Hammerhead Eagle I-thrust 2

[@dissonantdreams]

I mean, she’s not wrong 😂

[@BadgerBabe89]

🤣👌

[@WormsterWormington]

fun fact: cars are manufactured specifically to crumple to redirect the force of the crash. first thing i noticed in the cybertruck crash test is how the front doesnt crumple. at all. if you dont die in an electrical fire your gonna die in a crash when the shitty welding eventually gives out. literally a 100,000 dollar coffin w wheels

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Unfortunately, trucks are exempt from many of the stringent car safety standards ☹️

[@woodykrska9947]

@@edwardfletcher7790and the environmental standards. Not as bad, but still.

[@NunYabiznass-hd6dj]

My understanding is the usage of truck is for a vehicle mounted on top of a separate frame, instead of being built as one unit

[@edwardfletcher7790]

@@NunYabiznass-hd6dj It's also a vehicle with a load bed at the rear...

[@dovahnok0957]

The issue isn't driver safety (people have already debunked that). The issue is when the truck meets pedestrians and other vehicles. That lack of crumpling makes it a metal brick of death

[@realperson4993]

There's something so insidious about him saying "if you get into a car crash, you will win."

[@FuelDropforthewin]

The truth is, no-one wins a car crash.

[@anaceweirdo1579]

​@@FuelDropforthewin Not actually, the cybertruck users will win a free trip to jail for vechicular manslaughter.

[@enderkatze6129]

Not even true. The cybertruck "wins", not it's driver. There's a reason cars are designed to crumple up in car crashes

[@creature7106]

your car will win, you will be through the win dshield

[@naomiwolf8944]

still can't believe he said the quiet part out loud, how such a grifter remains successful is beyond incomprehensible.

[@macaron3141592653]

I hate this car not just because its ass, its also a massive waste of money and resources. Its fast and has a pretty impressive EV powertrain, and its also a brand new car being built in a way that never has before. Imagine if Tesla put this much effort into building a new, normal car, improve reliability, add physical controls. The cars would actually be good. Instead they made this bullshit.

[@khill8645]

I think that it's a example of why (and to a degree, how) their other cars have the problems they do -- so I'm skeptical applying these same resources (and principles) to other projects would result in their cars "actually being good"

[@princesspupcake1269]

They probably WOULD have done that, but unfortunately this is their boss, so... Gotta make whatever the manchild tells them too.

[@doctorrobert1339]

Yeah the problem is that Elon is the one that says what they have to make

[@alannaleavitt7050]

If Tesla focused its resources on perfecting models and striving for top quality, they could easily revolutionize the whole industry. When Tesla released its original EVs, I had high hopes for this helping lessen climate change and gas reliance but they are now just wasting money and resources on Elons vanity projects. At this point, the only good thing Tesla has done was make EVs cool and stylish 🙄

[@junkers3824]

@@alannaleavitt7050 Honestly, teslas aren't even stylish. They try way too hard to be futuristic and sleek and just fail at doing so.

[@FoxyPaulBlart]

Elon: umm, uhhhh it’s made of, ummm *crowd goes fucking ballistic*

[@Schnubi]

The way he presents anything reminds me of a highschool kid improvising his research presentation.

[@flakky55]

@@Schnubi literally my friend giving a last-minute presentation IN CHINESE for our mandarin class spoke more clearly and confidently than this grown ass man

[@FuckTheYoutubeUsernameChange]

"yeah"

[@nashooo5903]

I like how Mr. Musk kind of incorporated those long ankward pauses into his speech bc he's getting used to how his crowd keep braying after every sentence he says 😂

[@Glombor]

"Yeah it's going to be made with Muskanium and have a built-in nuclear reactor"

[@CreepyPersonCube.]

TLDR - Some smart person out there is going to make a fucking fortune selling tools that allow you to escape a malfunctioning cybertruck.

[@bibblyboing]

B-52 style ejection seat

[@CreepyPersonCube.]

@@bibblyboing silk parachute sold separately.

[@bibblyboing]

@@CreepyPersonCube. at 5000 USD, holes included

[@CreepyPersonCube.]

@@bibblyboing Embroidered monogrammed holes for a small extra surcharge. (The most popular feature).

[@AMTK2001]

probably explosive bolts for the door

[@KolMan2000]

So if you’re underwater and drowning, you literally can’t break the window to get out

[@JeanMarceaux]

Don't worry, the HEPA filter will separate the hydrogen from the oxygen in the water and provide you with breathable air!

[@victory8928]

@@JeanMarceauxyou mean filter out oxygen in the water? I don’t want to inhale large amounts of Hydron ions

[@JeanMarceaux]

@@victory8928 if you're lucky, yes If not, the filter software malfunctions and your lungs become two fleshy Hindenburgs (that's two times more than there were actual Hindenburgs!)

[@scaryfuckingshapes]

dont worry the door will probably fall off

[@brentbentKRFP]

Oddly enough, Mitch McConnell's sister died because she crashed her Tesla into a lake and it shorted so she couldn't open the door or window.

[@kikren]

At least if you get locked in your mobile metal coffin, you can play candy crush while first responders use every tool to try and get you out.

[@suburban-vampire]

Right, unless you accidentally mess up using the touch screen interface and put it in reverse, backing into a lake.

[@andrewkoster6506]

Apparently, any American with something bigger than an airsoft gun can just shoot their way in or out of it.

[@kikren]

@@suburban-vampire Honestly? Less embarrassing.

[@Matty__niice]

Oh no you’ll be okay they’re breaking that glass easy

[@arn3691]

there are manual emergency door openers inside that are easy to use :/

[@scoundrel2049]

The fact that the windows cannot be broken with a glass breaker is so distressing as a member of EMS. We rely on being windows breaking quickly and in the same way every time so that we can help people, so to see a car window just *not* break at all like that is so worrying especially considering for dangerous the cyber truck is to passengers already.

[@ungoodthinkful]

That was my first thought as well. I keep a belt cutter and glass breaking tool in my car in case of emergency. Cars are already dangerous enough, the cybertruck seems like a certified death trap.

[@realperson4993]

Yeah. It's fun to point at this poorly designed car and laugh at it but this thing will legitimately cause suffering and death

[@thomastuthill5276]

I never thought about that.

[@mscookiemuncher]

even scarier cause the car doesn’t have a crumple zone

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

They chose their fate

[@patheticapathetic5826]

let's not forget that, since the front of the truck is very high, you physically CANNOT see children in front of it 😭 what a great feature for a high-speed 7,000 pound vehicle that can't crumple

[@BB-uo1qy]

Common in pickups

[@mateosegura1520]

That's just every modern 'truck'

[@daltonbedore8396]

sadly, common in pickups and it's literally causing people to run their own kids over.

[@jooot_6850]

Many such cases. All this for a vehicle for something that is only being used to carry around a few bags of groceries.

[@AnonymousAnarchist2]

Fun fact. Dont act on this but An university whom shall remain unnamed (you'll see why) conducted a study to find the most effective means of increasing public saftey, reducing waste, while keeping professional vehicles unaffected. They found that 50 people could make operating SUV's and giant trucks too expensive for braging rights without effecting low income second market buyers and work vehicles... by keying every SUV and mega truck they come across one night a week. In a city the size of New York. Because the status symbol effect gets ruined, but the vehicle remains usable and does not need repair. Youd need a diffrent tactic for the cyber truck but the point remains the same. A status symbol only reamins a status symbol if almost EVERYONE allows it to be so. Thats the take away, not do crime, dont flag me KZbin, the take away is that you have to make it not a status symbol and the most effective way is commiting a crime, but the second most effective way Is simply Spread the word about the most effective way. Something I am engaging with right now. If "status symbol" dangerious vehicle buyers know that at least 50 people know vandalizm could make thier life miserable and know they are willing if changes dont happen soon, then that will factor in on thier next vehicle and they wont be nearly as likely to buy a massive vehicle.

[@FFVison]

Wait, so with the guy talking to Jay Leno was basically saying due to the HEPA filter, it could survive a mustard gas attack? This same truck that can't survive a car wash? What if they don't come at you with mustard gas, but they come at you with a garden hose?

[@EmiStar070]

They might even come at you with a spray bottle 🤣

[@anaceweirdo1579]

REALEASE THE WATER CANNONS

[@blackice9088]

This car was designed by the aliens from the movie "Signs"!! 😂

[@elhazthorn918]

Think even simpler. Think of some rowdy teen on top of a bridge with his belt around his ankles. Cybertruck will rust like a cheap nail.

[@contemporarydncethot0382]

😂 right, like be so for real right now.

[@zbcrazy]

The people screaming and cheering as he stands in front of the BROKEN TRUCK

[@adrianmetzler2523]

The audience “whooping” sometimes infuriate me more than the lies and garbage Elon spews, then he does the eye roll like, yeah I’m lying to you and the crowd just get on their knees and ask for more. It’s intolerable lol.

[@magnetdance]

All of them sharing a single brain cell 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@nineteenfortyeight6762]

They're paid.

[@TexasCat99]

@@adrianmetzler2523 They're like a cult. "Let's cheer for failures, death, etc!!'

[@thecursed01]

@@adrianmetzler2523 that's the american ppl. they love being lied to.... just look at the elections. there's one guy who got prizes and honors for his work for the black community in the 90s but gets called racist. and the other guy who started racial profiling, amde a law that ensured black ppl get 5 times longer prisons sentences for drugs and massively increased police and orders black ppl to vote for him on tv is somehow the good guy. from an non american pov: american ppl are so ridiculously crazy, if made into a tv show, everyone would say: too unrealistic. nobody is THAT stupid XD

[@b.collins2656]

is no one going to talk about how that trunk is able to slice through four carrots with ease because it doesn't have any sensors to keep it from closing when something is in its path. there's high-powered industrial bandsaws that automatically stop if the blade comes in contact with the operator, and elon musk wants this piece of shit to be a household name.

[@plutolichen]

I didn't even think about that! People are going to lose fingers or worse in that thing

[@b.collins2656]

@@plutolichen i think this video uses a clip of some poor bastard who got his hand trapped under the trunk's lid, actually. thankfully it seemed like it didn't cut through the skin but there's no way he got out of that unscathed.

[@kariannstickle2708]

@@b.collins2656I glanced back at my phone while washing dishes and was immediately sick to my stomach seeing his fingers stuck in the car. SO scary. I already hate clearing the garbage disposal and washing knives. It’s amazing he’s not injured. If he was a child I bet it would have broken his fingers

[@flickcentergaming680]

​@@kariannstickle2708 or worse.

[@sophiapatsche9747]

That’s what confuses me is because the other models, at least the S & X from experience, do have auto stop usually a little too touchy (closing on a grocery bag and freaking out ) so I wonder where in the programming for the cyber truck went wrong or why. not an Elon apologizer I promise just someone who believes in the future of electric

[@God_Is_An_Atheist]

Fun Fact: You cannot buy a Cybertruck in Europe, because it doesn't meet current European standards and it's actually illegal to drive them on streets in the EU.

[@sarahwatts7152]

I assume they would also have to release a smaller European model (post safety regulations), as the streets/parking spaces can be much smaller. Or maybe people will just scream "capitalism" and take up two full parking spaces?

[@mr_moustache__5244]

​@@sarahwatts7152You would even need a licence for semi trucks to drive it, as it's above 3.5 tons.

[@shawnkilpatrick4839]

Same thing with most Chinese car brands. I don't know why this guy is so Gung ho on them.

[@azazel166]

European here, good.

[@S0meb0dystrange]

@@azazel166 another one here, count me in

[@Krigsministern]

It's fascinating how these people can do a review where it stops working and falls apart and then be like 10/10. It has truly become a cult at this point

[@lunaticfade4044]

Right?! I like the guy who drive his through the flood water…”Shouldn’t be a biggie, we’re good to go this is normal, I hear water sloshing around, had to snap the fender back, buttons don’t work…but that’s fine.”

[@Dr.Belububub]

Agreed. there was also the short clip of a guy driving one mile with the Cybertruck, before the car completely broke. Appearently he brought the car to Tesla and Tesla took several weeks for repair and barely got anything fixed, but in between the posts on social media, in which he cried about not getting his Cybertruck back, he had posts about fangirling over/defending Musk and Tesla. It makes no sense to me. I would have been furious.

[@godslaughter]

It has always been a cult.

[@nightcoreeclub]

and then anyone who criticizes a tesla is hit with ‘duhhh you’re just jealous🫨’

[@Scallycowell]

“Trucks are supposed to be tough, right? Is your truck bullet proof?” >falls apart when it gets wet

[@haku8135]

His truck is as durable as the wicked witch of the west, but she could at least do magic.

[@BeachLookingGuy]

when you're as much of a dirtbag as elons musk, these are the kind of things you worry about. the rest of us just dont want our wheels to fall off in a pothole.

[@rickydo6572]

"Is your truck bullet proof?" No, it's a Cybertruck.

[@judyArsh]

This is what he prioritized over building a small car for the masses.

[@haku8135]

@@judyArsh He can't scam people by promising he'd make an affordable, quality car. He needs to promise magitech so retards shower him with preorder money he can steal.

[@imac.13]

When I was a kid, I asked my dad why they don't put bulletproof glass in cars. He answered me with "The glass shatters on impact, that way you don't get impaled with glass shards." So, uhh, yeah I don't trust "unbreakable windows" and you showed even with a glass breaking tool, you cant get out in an emergency

[@quinn799]

Right, the spiderweb effect is super important

[@j0j0dartiste21]

It's like finding out why they actually don't make the airplane out of the same thing as the black box.

[@Gromper7878]

Exactly, they’re SUPPOSED to completely shatter

[@connorhart7597]

​@@Gromper7878 exactly. Tempered glass was one of the biggest safety inventions aside from seatbelts and whatnot. Airbags are kinda debatable, but seatbelts and tempered glass aren't.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Bulletproof glass is even more laminated than standard windscreen glass, so even less likely to impale people...

[@HonestTrueflight]

Okay but is your truck immune to random 1920's gangster attacks?

[@Ivorys_slushie]

Imagine getting jumped by theitalian mafia from the 1920's while ur on a cybertruck heading home bru

[@dliap98]

you've convinced me. just about to hop in my antique automoble to go buy one now

[@toomanyaccounts]

it isn't. a 1920s car is more bullet resistant than the cybertruck

[@dalegribble7939]

14:32 from what I understand if you try to take it off of anything but a gravel road there's a higher than average chance that it'll get stuck

[@dalegribble7939]

And unlike regular pickups for that station wagons it's harder to take out because it weighs like 3 tons

[@Virgilz_]

I've seen a cyber truck in the wild 3 times and I laugh every time. It doesn't look cool, it just looks out of place and tacky. Like they’re driving a fridge.

[@MogamiKyoko13]

I would love to see a cybertruck in the wild so I can point and laugh.

[@KitsuneRogue]

There is at least one owner that lives in my city. Every time I see it I joke that I need to fix my LOD settings, because it seriously looks like an improperly rendered game asset...

[@geministrial950]

At least if someone was driving a fridge I would admire the ability it took to customize it and get it working. This is just sad

[@pugachevskobra5636]

I just saw one in my city for the first time and it's so long in the ass it's ridiculous lmfao. The rear end makes it 10 times uglier. It looks like a limo fucked a Pontiac Aztek from the back and got stuck.

[@greep0159]

It looks like child Elon drew it and made it into reality

[@Alicehastur]

i'm sorry i can not get over the fact that, IN THE SETTINGS, this car has a "beast mode". i've been laughing for 5 minutes "Oh no, it's getting rough, better switch into BEAST MODE!!!" *spends 30 seconds fiddling with the menu*

[@JeanMarceaux]

Should've been called sicko mode tbh

[@TheFrantic5]

Considering I grew up on the second generation of Transformers I'd be more concerned with it transforming into a giraffe when you activated that.

[@Dukedogdog]

BEAST MODE ACTIVATE *click... Click... Click... Click* Alright READY TO ROLL LIKE A BAD ASS lmao😅

[@AhDollar]

@@JeanMarceaux I like beast mode better because it reminds me of malcolm butler at the goal line

[@Panbaneesha]

Well, by now we all know that everyone of EM's "inventions" is basically a 5 yo's idea of what's cool.

[@Durandurandal]

I'm willing to bet that rear-view mirror is there due to those pesky regulations that they weren't able to abolish lol

[@Cocoanutty0]

I can’t believe they admitted openly to trying to change safety regulations. Actually… no, I totally can.

[@alexthewrecker4666]

We love citizens United 😍📈📈🤑🥴📈

[@squiddler7731]

​@@Cocoanutty0 "Am I so out of touch that I don't understand basic safety concerns?" "...no, it's the the regulators that are wrong" -Elon musk and the rest of Tesla probably. Like genuinely, how do they not realize how much of a liability it is replacing the rear view mirror with a camera?

[@BMoser-bv6kn]

@@squiddler7731 Fundamentally everything beyond the touch controls is just putting gravy on mashed potatoes. Or puking on a pile of shit, depending on your point of view I dislike touch controls while playing a Mega Man game, and people's lives aren't at stake while I'm doing that... ... unless I'm playing it on the provided iPad while driving a Tesla

[@SakuyalzayoiTheMaid]

fun fact: the back canopy fully blocks the back "window" so despite the rear mirror you cannot use it while driving!

[@karterstrophic]

Fun fact! The Cybertruck is Illegal in Europe due to it not having a crumple zone and other standard safety features. It's mind-boggling that the Cybertruck is allowed *anywhere*, but at least I won't have to keep an eye out for these giant death machines.

[@gottagowork]

Well now you're just lying. It has crumple zones. It's called driver and passengers. If allowed in Europe most wouldn't even be allowed to drive it because it's too heavy for most people's drivers licences (3.5t iirc). I would be able to drive it with mine (I have extended licence up to 7.5t), but not taking on much cargo before exceeding weight limit, making it practically useless in the utility role.

[@karterstrophic]

@@gottagowork Not sure why you're saying I'm a liar, but according to Tesla360: ''Unfortunately, the Tesla Cybertruck will not come to the Netherlands. This is because the Cybertruck is almost six meters long. This makes the car unsuitable for parking garages. In addition, the car does not have a crumple zone (because the pickup is made of hardened steel). Within the European Union, cars must have a crumple zone, otherwise they will be banned.'' (this is translated from Dutch). But, as I was finding this article again I did also read about needing a truck license for it, so thanks for that info as I didn't actually know that!

[@gottagowork]

@@karterstrophic Probably worded badly, but it was supposed to be a joke.

[@karterstrophic]

@@gottagowork Oh! My bad, didn't register it as a joke. But yeah, it's wild how big that ''car'' is and it's not even safe?? Musk is such a weirdo haha My apologies for misunderstanding your tone^^

[@gottagowork]

@@karterstrophic Hehe, no worries. We have "deregulate everything" and "any government is too much government" forces here in Europe too. I hope it never get the same foothold it has in the US, leading to this kind of thing.

[@TurboNemesis]

Crazy to see prople coping in these cybertruck videos Dude tried to test the "wade" mode and two pieces of the truck came off, the tailgate wont lower anymore, and the body is still retaining water a day later. yet "overall everything seems fine" Its so sad

[@davegrowl965]

I work near an industrial park that Tesla runs tests in, and I literally had a Testla employee come in and tell me that they’re STILL doing towing tests with rickety wooden trailers. I love lack of regulation for disgustingly rich oligarchs!!!

[@bece00]

​@@buckodonnghaile4309 you are annoying

[@Mumiah862]

@@buckodonnghaile4309what

[@mparstrikesback]

​@@buckodonnghaile4309They said "literally" once, why are you being an a$$hole?

[@kristinfrostlazerbeams]

These are luxury items. Only a certain amount and kind of person can buy their slice of novelty. Trucks are sort of regulated loosly to begin with. Until people put pressure on the regulators to acknowledge this refrigerator on wheels is neither a normal truck nor a normal vehicle but something else entirely that must be regulated by something like weight. It's a tank normal people and even your millionaire 16 year old spoiled social media brat can operate it. That should scare people but foresight is lacking.

[@AmyStrikesBack]

Well, at least Elon got the "capitalist hellhole" part of cyberpunk right

[@TurbopropPuppy]

all cyber, no punk.

[@luna10617]

@@TurbopropPuppycyber conformist🤓

[@maybemablemaples2144]

No punk, all square

[@xenon8927]

Well of course there’s no punk included. We gotta supply that ourselves.

[@artansadiki3244]

All shitbox, no truck

[@Bogwedgle]

I see absolutely no issues with a vehicle full of lithium batteries with limited crash testing that's almost impossible to rapidly exit in the event of a crash.

[@Verlarn]

Sounds so safe. 😂

[@justxbreathe]

My only gripe is the fact that the less than confidence inspiring non-flamethrower is not yet factory included. An unacceptable oversight in my opinion, & quite frankly I am appalled. Idgaf if it doesn't slow down when I need it to, as long as it throws flames when I want it to. It's a fair exchange and I expect you hold up your end before I am hospitalized when I eventually hold up mine. All things considered, best vehicle ever to exist whatsoever without question and I look forward to the honor and privilege of painting the interior with my brain matter someday.

[@2goober4u]

​@@justxbreathe sex

[@JB-yb4wn]

Neither do I. Think of it as a way of cleaning the gene pool.

[@hondaaccord1399]

After that one time where the lithium battery blew up and cremated the driver, I don't think safe rapid exit is necessary 😂

[@lordrefrigeratorintercoole288]

the Chinese EV spy car sounds like Family Guy flash back. "Louise, remember the time i got that chinese Ev that was low on battery every morning? Because it autonomously lurked around military bases when we where sleeping?"

[@borrisg4972]

Hahaha, that good one. But seriously: ANYONE WANNA TALK ABOUT LAUNCH CODES? (Although I think that's from American Dad)

[@thilsiktonix]

It sounds like a Cars 2 plot point lol.

[@ndawn90]

​​@@borrisg4972That is American Dad, but Family Guy did to a bit about a Chinese Panda Spy toy that Stewie wants for Xmas. It steals your passwords and credit card numbers and does a happy dance with glowing red eyes. It's called Happy Asking Panda.

[@Hyper_Drud]

@@borrisg4972that is. I believe it was from the episode that was a parody of The Office (US). Francine got acid thrown in her face.

[@maxowens3621]

it's almost like there's a reason no cars ever have been built like that. it doesn't work

[@princequestly2218]

Yeah and why cars are not built out of 1 inch steel, and why cars have actual crumple zones, and are made out of materials that bend and break not murder anybody it runs into. Wait till these things start getting into accidents.

[@InternetDude]

LOL but Elon has said that he knows more about manufacturing than any other living person on the planet so he can't be wrong.

[@haku8135]

Actually, that's not true. There have been cars built like this. Not the shape, no, but steel. All of them failed. Because making cars out of fucking steel is retarded.

[@valivali8104]

​@@InternetDude thanks to Poe's law I have to ask: you’re being sarcastic, right?

[@willywonka7812]

He's telling you what Musk claimed​@@valivali8104

[@NikaHollywood]

Pop up up and down headlights were banned because of pedestrian safety, yet this thing is allowed!?

[@princesspupcake1269]

Wait fr? I thought they went out of style cuz it was just more expensive to make the lil pop-up motors.

[@lemonisoursquid6101]

​@@princesspupcake1269 It was banned for pedestrian safety, iirc the laws state that you can't attach anything to moving panels, so it's *only* the pop-ups that are banned, the "garage-door" style open-and-close headlight design would be perfectly lega nowadays, but companies don't want to invest in developing something like that, they just want to build Civics and brodozers lol.

[@Miatalustrium]

It's so cool that I can't have my car with pop-up headlights but it's also totally cool for trucks and SUVs to keep getting higher off the ground and more dangerous to pedestrians.

[@user-10mi4zy4cf6c]

Ya and it has a rear view mirror yet you can't see it of it so I'm guessing it's there just because it legally has to be

[@PointlessDrummer]

Donut Fans in my political youtube leftist sphere? No way!

[@weirdyo9469]

You know the car is going to be bad when it looks like a child's drawing of one come to life

[@andrewkoster6506]

it's the Homermobile, but with worse build quality and more ridiculous design

[@kolonarulez5222]

I was just thinking this sounds like what elementary school kids design at recess

[@jaimestark3019]

nah, Elon Musk definitely drew it himself. One, he has the mind of a particularly bigoted child. Two, his children all disowned him.

[@elirane85]

To be fair, it doesn't just look like it, that's actually exactly how it was designed 🤣

[@nsbd90now]

When I was in fourth grade I drew UFOs that looked like that.

[@donreid6399]

I hope the Heritage Foundation realizes that we sell a LOT of cars in China ourselves. If it weren't for Chinese demand, Buick would no longer be a part of General Motors.

[@jloiben12]

I feel like every time Elon is brought up I am obligated to remind people that the only time he worked for a business he didn’t control, he got fired in the first 6 months due to incompetence

[@EarthWingedDragon]

Is that, PayPal?

[@jloiben12]

@@EarthWingedDragon At the time it wasn’t even Paypal. It was Confinity. He got fired so quickly the company wasn’t even called PayPal yet

[@deiwildcat1884]

Sounds about right

[@jloiben12]

@@EarthWingedDragon Confinity. The PayPal product Confinity developed hadn’t became the company name at that point

[@one1blue]

Yeah and he tried renaming that company X also. Elons always been a loser edgelord.

[@aegis3505]

Elon musk is like if a publicity stunt became a person.

[@sofieselene]

That is essentially the whole reason his companies have any "value" - recently it's started to hurt it.

[@Cera_01]

and then crashed and burned

[@topphatt1312]

A particularly bad and transparent publicity stunt at that.

[@CalebTibster]

And also never shut the hell up

[@anonymixx8106]

It might have been on sad boys but somewhere someone was talking about how he bought the app that brainwashed him 😂

[@cynister7384]

"The front and the back of the truck are falling off, these buttons just stopped working and there's water stuck inside now that won't leave. Yeah everything seems to be fairly normal."

[@SparkleFoxMutt]

I mean I guess compared to how most cars would do driving thru that much water he's not wrong? Technically?

[@TheAstroTaco13]

@@SparkleFoxMuttnot really. 70 series land cruiser could do it easily

[@SparkleFoxMutt]

@@TheAstroTaco13 which is why I said most lmao. The cyber truck is dumb as hell, and I agree that it shouldn't have any issues going thru water with how it's marketed, I was just saying that it probably outperforms the average vehicle when it comes to deep standing water. Which isn't really saying much in the end

[@DailyShit.]

@@SparkleFoxMutt But you do notice that you do hold this opinion because you still have a shred of hope and respect into Elon right ?

[@SparkleFoxMutt]

@@DailyShit. I... No? Not at all? I hate the guy lmao, he's functionally worthless at best. Just because I recognize that his idiot "truck" performs better than a Civic or Corolla doesn't mean I think he is in any way competent.

[@vsGoliath96]

Cybertruck is the most incredible advertisement for why EU vehicle regulations are smart and America should consider implementing some of them.

[@marktuckerberg8324]

You're so stupid

[@Gadlight]

that would be nice if US market wouldnt be self regulated by the same companies making cars.

[@akkebi]

It is so wild to me watching people try and test the cyber truck to prove how awesome it is and have it immediately fail said test. THEN have the person still try and be positive about it and talk like having their super expensive truck start falling apart and have failing electrical problems is no biggie and actually a super fine outcome to have.

[@sarafontanini7051]

its like homer simpsons and the roast pig "its jsut a little airborne! its still good its still good!"

[@lennartj.8072]

Gotta cope somehow

[@Air_Serpent]

Probably a bit happy about the ad revenue 🤷‍♀️

[@Xeno426]

Sunk cost fallacy. They're invested, and admitting the car is crap would admit to being bamboozled.

[@green7449]

“Well at least it’s letting me know that it’s broken and to safely pull over instead of just having a little check engine light come on.” 😂😂

[@princesspupcake1269]

World's "Smartest" and Richest man designs vehicle ignoring 100 years of innovation in automobile safety and practicality. Truly, our real-life Tony Stark.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Tony Stark gave up being evil to become Iron Man. Elon Musk though has fully embraced his inner Lex Luthor.....SIGH

[@neoqwerty]

People keep calling him Tony Stark when Obadiah Stane is RIGHT THERE, down to getting angry at technicians for being smarter than him.

[@PixyEm]

Truely the modern Edison

[@edwardfletcher7790]

@@thegodplace7887 Billionaires with god like egos who think they're designers and engineers.... SIGH

[@nicholasgutierrez9940]

Elon Musk is basically Steve Jobs 2.0. And according to many, many sources. He was a psychopath. Literally threatened people if they disagreed with him, stole credit for creating things, bullied his employees, did other odd things. He had no idea how to make things, he was just good at advertising.

[@ZeacorZeppelin]

The Cybertruck is a poorly render ps1 model car brought to life.

[@thrillhouse4151]

Scrapped Twisted Metal concept art.

[@somegal-89]

Every time I see one I expect to see that warping effect PS1 graphics had

[@miskatonic_alumni]

​@@thrillhouse4151 Pretty much every vehicle in the first four TM games looks better than the cybertruck.

[@BenjaminGlatt]

No, Another World was a SNES game.

[@Rustylorde]

Cybertruck would look normal to ps1 hagrid.

[@sethmeaseles3301]

That pedal recall actually gave us the number of cyber trucks delivered. Just under 4k deliveries over many months lies and deciet.

[@maxwellcampbell7995]

8:30 do these car engineers not understand what a crumple zone is? A crumple zone is a portion of the car that's notably bendable. The crumple zone acts as a cushion, meaning the car absorbs most of the crash rather than turning you into a fine mist.

[@valivali8104]

They do, Musky doesn’t.

[@agravemisunderstanding9668]

The cybertruck is so fucking heavy that tbh, it doesn't need a crumple zone. It will eviscerate anything it touches (including those pesky pedestrians)

[@valivali8104]

@@agravemisunderstanding9668 and all energy it gets from collision is transfered into people inside of it...

[@andyghkfilm2287]

@@agravemisunderstanding9668 including what’s inside

[@siamzero9480]

@@agravemisunderstanding9668 Driver and passengers included

[@raynejay6602]

my roommate started a job w tesla to work in the cyber truck factory last week- they had a mass hiring event a couple weeks ago where they had probably a few hundred people show up to interview/get hired. dozens of em went through the training last week, and in the middle of the week most of them were told their schedules were going to be night shifts now (they were told it was going to 6a-6p when they were hired). so my roommate and the other trainees spent the weekend inverting their sleep cycles just to get emailed around 3 a.m. today saying they’d been laid off. she quit her last job to work at tesla for five days. thanks musky 💖

[@onetwothreefour-s1n]

Oof, that's a tough week

[@talyahr3302]

Damn. That sucks. I hope your roommate finds an even better job soon!!

[@skinhead-vasya]

Honestly, that's on your friend

[@onetwothreefour-s1n]

@@skinhead-vasya thanks P.W.T....how are those truth social shares treating you? Maybe you can pray with your trump Bible.

[@gdutfulkbhh7537]

Sounds like Cybertruck is circling the drain.

[@realperson4993]

This truck was designed by a man that has not driven himself anywhere in decades

[@stacystealer]

I've never considered how ridiculous that truly is

[@kariannstickle2708]

You’re so right oh my godddd

[@RandomInternet]

there are quite a few videos of him driving and he often talks about it to, so where did you get that idea?

[@icecoldgazpacho]

@@RandomInternetas far as I am aware, that’s more of a political thing. The Clinton’s, haven’t driven in 30 or more years and most people that have been the _president of America_ don’t drive anymore because they’re not allowed to as president. *_I believe._*

[@davemccage7918]

Never get into a vehicle that doesn’t have a physical shifter. If the throttle gets stuck open, just shift into neutral and shut it off. Newer vehicles with electronic shifters or push to start are great until it dies on the freeway and you can’t push/roll yourself to safety.

[@persbaderse]

my partner and i drove a tesla why one of our cars was being repaired and it was a nightmare. the big screen for everything was biggest peeve. need to change gears? screen. need to turn on the ac? screen. radio? screen. navigation? screen. volume? screen. headlights? screen. every application hidden deep in its own menu tree so we had to pull over and play some danganronpa point and click adventure to do anything or get the passenger to do things for the driver. hate hate hate -10000/10

[@somedragonbastard]

Someone should give junko a bunch of cybertrucks to spread despair with

[@thatfuzzypotato1877]

Holy shit I did not know tesla hid everything but your blinker on the friggin screen

[@jackal0p]

danganronpa point and click adventure is crazy

[@theConcernedWyvern]

I have a used Ford that has buttons for the fans, but you can only see what speed they are at on a screen. Same with the temp dial. It makes me lose my mind every single time I have to adjust temp, and I do that a lot. I can't imagine how bad it would be to have everything on a screen like that.

[@staticaleel5068]

And this is why I like having older cars with backup cameras retrofitted into them. Because I have the benefit of a screen for easy radio and backup camera operation, but everything I need to use while driving without looking at it on a safe to operate button or dial. It’s just safer that way. After all texting and driving isn’t safe, so why the hell should anyone logically think looking at a screen for anything else while driving is safe?

[@Nick_J_]

Elon’s voice is mushy and so uncharismatic. How are people convinced by him lmao More like the CyberSuck

[@MimiksYou]

people just pretended like he was tony stark until he started posting

[@kappadarwin9476]

Money, a lot of people want to boost their stock value so they hype up Elon because its good for their investments.

[@the-postal-dude]

i think tech bros just saw him posting unfunny memes on twitter and went "omg this rich man is just like me"

[@sarafontanini7051]

dude can't even talk clearly ad professionally in his own live ad for his shitty product!

[@joshlewis575]

The constant uhms is the 1 that gets me. People think he's being all deep and contemplative when in actuality he's thinking of his next lie. What a con man

[@DungeonDragon18]

They're so worried about the Cybertruck being able to protect them in highly improbable scenarios like being ambushed by Al Capone, but there's no thought given to the lack of basic safety features like crumple zones and manual door handles that will save their lives in much likelier scenarios.

[@daltonbedore8396]

its the perfect product for rightwingers. it protects them from fantasy threats they make up to have arguments with instead of facing their realities!

[@Jcs57]

I wonder if a bug out bag and a month’s worth of survival meals are included.

[@surelyyoujokemeinfailure7531]

You have to wonder what good an EV would be in a post-apocalyptical world that's probably been EMP'd, along with all of your solar panel setup that's on the surface.

[@JohnDoeWasntTaken]

@@surelyyoujokemeinfailure7531 EVs wouldn't be good for anything other than scrapping them for raw materials in an apocalypse. Even still it probably wouldn't be worth the trouble to take one apart, the wires and cables could useful tho. I would say the battery, but EV batteries require a computer to properly charge and monitor them, you can't just charge it back up like a normal battery, so I'd say the only use would be taking the individual cells out. ICE cars can run on more than just gasoline so you're gonna want one in an apocalypse.

[@daltonbedore8396]

i keep getting notified of comments here but mine was apparently deleted oh well im sure it was nothing

[@d3Rm0Nk]

I am convinced Elon made up like 80% of the Cybertruck features up on the spot during the reveal "It's uhm it's a boat uhhhh I like boats and uhm fuck yeah bulletproof, look at me smash the window, look at how cool I am LOVE ME"

[@Antagon666]

He does that everything.

[@jacksim5759]

SpaceX engineers have to create a system to systematically distract elon whenever he's on site so he doesnt stop and make a stupid suggestion the team has to implement and waste time / resources on. this is documented, he's a know nothing. HE ASKED TWITTER CODERS TO PRINT OUT THEIR BEST CODE ON PAPER

[@meatmobile]

Oh definitely. He's doing a Molyneux

[@legojay14]

​@jacksim5759 He so desperately wants to be Tony Stark. But refuses to actually take classes on engineering from the best teachers in the world. Which he can afford multiple times over for exclusive lessons. Cause that would mean he's not already the smartest. His weak ego simply can't handle that

[@marktuckerberg8324]

​@@jacksim5759source?

[@redfin382]

Elon has been saying that full self-driving cars are one year away I think for the past over 10 years.

[@heartland96a]

And aren’t people required to pay that upfront on any Tesla if they want that feature with a promise they will get it someday with no time limit when . Can you get that ten to twelve thousand back , ever

[@gamesandglory1648]

@@heartland96a twenty thousand even

[@heartland96a]

@@gamesandglory1648 yikes , I m for hybrids and full electrics but selling vaporware for that is outrageous

[@brassgears2574]

Self driving cars! Just a week away!

[@ironoakum]

This video aged well. 1 week later, cybertrucks are being recalled bc the accelerator gets stuck to the floor. Something as simple as a pedal cover locks you into going full throttle.

[@eddieh7172]

No accidents. No injuries. The truck overrides braking from accelerator. 35 second fix. Truck has 2 million pre orders, selling over MSRP and is sold out for the next 5 years. Or in other words, "a catastrophe"

[@billyhorchel5429]

@@eddieh7172 mf glazing

[@ironoakum]

@@billyhorchel5429 Fr

[@Lizzie3Ds]

@@eddieh7172 did you watch the video or just came in to simp for elon

[@Nicholas-qf8vx]

@@Lizzie3DsNOOO NOT THE POOR BILLIONAIRE

[@jayb0g]

I remember Tesla fans saying the cybertruck has crumple zones: they're in the other car you hit. Just psychotic levels of selfishness and shortsightedness.

[@foximacentauri7891]

Selfishness and shortsightedness are the two top most issues with american society right now.

[@IR-xy3ij]

Well it actually has crumple zones, you don’t need to be a fanboy to say that

[@Hdx64]

Haha😂 I remember reading "in the cybertruck, you are the crumple zone" 😂😂

[@cherrycolareal]

​@@foximacentauri7891 yeah, those two things are very big problems nowadays. especially in conservatives

[@noradlark167]

Yeah, what if you hit a wall, or a tree, or a tougher vehicle...

[@rorycunningham2658]

im heavily reliant on public transportation n walking everywhere and my ass has almost been hit by like 5 toyota camrys im so scared of getting obliterated by a fcking cybertruck omfg

[@juliasutton8634]

cars and light trucks are getting so big they actually just look like death machines, like the front grill of a new ford pickup is like a brick wall its so scary

[@rogerwilco1777]

dont worry, you wont feel it.. it'll be like being hit with a train

[@emilyb.8219]

all trucks and most SUVs are dangerously huge now, the government needs to regulate the size on those death machines

[@bunnymouse626]

@@emilyb.8219 yeah but that would only happen if the US actually cared about its people

[@listlesstoboggan1845]

@@rogerwilco1777 "fun" horror story, one of my exes was a paramedic and got called to a train-jumping incident (someone jumped in front of a train). That person survived for about 30 minutes with a mangled body. They couldn't be saved so my ex had to sit with them until they died. So yeah, if you see a cybertruck, maybe just avoid it entirely.

[@StCrimson667]

The fact that Elon Musk thought it was more important for the car to be able bulletproof than it is for it to be WASHABLE says everything about Elon Musk, the worldview he lives in, and the worldview he is selling to those who are interested in this car.

[@555Soupy555]

his peons do the washing of his things, that is clearly beneath him, what a prickly prick

[@DOBbysMusic]

Fallout needs DLC where the brotherhood of Steel asks for a "cyber carriage" and upon receiving it, they all pile in and explode, erasing the faction from the Mojave forever.

[@valorieya]

this reads like a enclave fanfic lol

[@mark6302]

lol

[@guyinbluu]

"I'm president Dick Richardson, and I approve this message"

[@beanmachine917]

I am so weak

[@thomaschristensen2941]

as a fallout new vegas enjoyer, i agree

[@cephinisemodestin3348]

The Cybertruck being bullet proof is fucking stupid. Who shoots the body of a car? If you're shooting at a car, you're either trying to hit the person inside or slow it down, so tries or windows, who cares about the body? But then again, I don't no shit about cars or guns, so I might be completely wrong.

[@haku8135]

Well if some supervillain shoots at Superman and the bullets bounce off his impenetrable skin they could strike your lame not bulletproof truck's body at such an angle that it snipes off your balls. The Cybertruck, fixes that vulnerability.

[@Bob-bs9ok]

You'll want to shoot the windows since no reason to shoot what you can't see.

[@Schnort]

​@haku8135 Oh, you're right. Ordering one right now. They should hire you for marketing.

[@jaytotheareokay]

You haven't seen a lot of shot up cars, huh? Lol mfs duck sometimes.

[@michaeldowdney3887]

What if you’re Bonnie and Clyde and the police ambush you on the road, riddling your car with many bullets?!?!

[@Colddirector]

I'll probably never see a Cybertruck because I don't live in America, but I wish I could see one in the wild so I can point and laugh at the bozo driving it.

[@Andy-jh2fs]

Where I live in southern California, I've seen around 10, mostly stainless, but some wrapped in color. They're all hideous, and seeing them makes me mad that they exist lol.

[@Colddirector]

@@Andy-jh2fs reminds me of what my American relatives said about Hummers when you still saw those on the road. Big, ugly stupid vehicles driven by thoroughly unimpressive people desperate to compensate for something.

[@eminempreg]

I saw one not to long ago on the coast and the way people crossing the road were like craning their head and looking at it in horror. The car I was in irrupted in laughter the second we noticed it

[@DRealPk3]

​@@Andy-jh2fsdamn I just saw my first one in person and I was shocked it looked sick. And I'm an electric hater

[@AD-dg3zz]

I've seen one, but it was parked at in an office building parking lot. The driver was nowhere in sight. Alas, I could not inflict any mockery upon them. 😔

[@KenMac-ui2vb]

And always remember: "Never wash the Cybertruck in full sunshine." Embrace that future. Eat cake.

[@logicerrormusic]

"It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism." So here you have an apocalypse-ready truck that needs a costant influx of money for running

[@did_I_hurt_your_fee_fees]

I'd love to know how I'm supposed to charge that piece of crap if society has collapsed and there's no electricity

[@JuandanielDelacruzsantos]

​​@@did_I_hurt_your_fee_fees a hamster running on those thing that generate energy with cinetic force idk i am not a physicist

[@jaytotheareokay]

I work with metal for a living. The space x rockets are made of 304L stainless steel. They did not develop it. It's not "ultra hard". Its just low carbon stainless used in many applications. He straight up lied about that.

[@vampsith]

One out of MANY lies. Hyperloop is my favorite lol

[@sorcererCermet]

@@vampsith I want hyperloop elon: we have hyperloop at home at home: las vegas loop

[@nineteenfortyeight6762]

You can tell he's lying because his mouth moves. (But not the "muscles" on the sides of his jaw.)

[@sorcererCermet]

@@nineteenfortyeight6762 that's just botox 💀💀💀 and heaps of it

[@Choujeen]

Ah, yes, the same trick as saying something is "made of aviation aluminium", like what's that supposed to mean? That it can fly?

[@ckEagle165]

"You can't sell my product for at least a year after you buy it from me... because I believe in a truly free market! Free from the government protecting you from my bad decisions, free for ME to keep making bad decisions and doing what I want." Rules for thee, not for me

[@Lagrangeify]

The American dream.

[@Montesama314]

Takes bullets, dissolves when wet. It's a truck made of both steel and cardboard.

[@eskileriksson4457]

Volvo doesn't do the crash testing as a marketing tactic. They do it because they care, and are honest. I know, it's a novel concept, for some parts of the world. It was a Volvo engineer that invented the three point seat belt. They immediately released the patent. It''s saved countless millions of lives. Keep that in mind: They had a patent on it, but thought it was too important to keep for themselves.

[@Ju5tBU]

Cos Volvo actually is a proper company who makes a lot of vehicles and heavy machinery. And their ceo isn’t in the media all the time

[@LunnarisLP]

Well funny enough Volvo doesnt even come close to Tesla when it comes to the safety of their cars. The Model 3/Y and S/X are basically getting perfect scores in every safety category. Tesla has sold ~4 Million of those. And maybe a couple thousand cybertrucks so far, and even on those your accessment of their safety is more of a "ah well I think its dangerous" than anything factual. By the way Tesla 9 years ago when they were just a small unimportant company most people believed to go bancrupt sooner or later decided that all of their patents were free to use by anyone. So I'm not all that sure what your message is here.

[@floppycockjamboozle5382]

@@LunnarisLP ^ musk’s ween sheath located

[@eskileriksson4457]

@@LunnarisLP I didn't say anything about Tesla. In fact, I think it's great, the way they've transformed the car industry. And I know about the early patents. My comment was about what was said in the video, that Volvo only do the safety testing as a marketing gimmick. That's simply not true. In fact, Volvo has done for car safety what Tesla did for electric vehicles. Led the way.

[@eskileriksson4457]

@@LunnarisLP Btw, not even close? Their cars have a five star rating on Euro NCAP, and their EV:s are built on an ICE platform. I wouldn't say that's too bad. Of course it's better if you build from the battery and up, but Volvo doesn't have access to the kind of government funding that Tesla has (much smaller country, 1/30 population, and much stricter rules for government subsidies in the EU) .

[@ConWolfDoubleO7]

The usable air compressor running off the air suspension is 100% easily achievable and has 0 regulations around it. My 2008 VW Touareg has one and it works perfect. This is such an easy thing to do and has been a feature in cars for years. No excuse for a 100k truck.

[@exotherm42]

I'm convinced Elon just makes these things up as he goes and then forgets them just as soon as he's done talking. You can almost hear him think in the gaps between sentences. 'It's bulletproof.' ..... 'and the windows are made of metal glass.' ........ 'and it has an air compressor, too.'

[@Blingdung]

Any chance you got one of those v10 Touareg’s?

[@kimberlyrexin9924]

Not to mention every transport truck in the road uses an air compressor for the brake system, no regulations against use of air compressors on vehicles to my knowledge and there isn't anything inherently unsafe about the use of an onboard air system. That was one of the main points that stuck out to me was how blatant of a lie that was but whatever. Shitty to promise something useful like that and then not deliver especially when it has an air ride suspension system and other options that could benefit from an onboard air compressor,, sigh. Elon is so dumb bro, watch any interview he pulls everything out of his ass and then backpedals when he's asked to elaborate, he can't form a single coherent thought.

[@ConWolfDoubleO7]

@@Blingdung I've got the V8. They put so much emphasis on the torque of this thing, I'd love to see the V10 have a tug of war with the cybertruck.

[@Blingdung]

@@ConWolfDoubleO7 Those things are awesome, I had no clue how powerful they are until I looked into it they look like a little city bopper lol. Yours could most likely tow the same amount or more as half the trucks on the road which is hilarious. I saw a video with the v10 Touareg hooked up to a Chevy Duramax which is worth the watch, also the guy on Fifth Gear got a 747 moving with a Touraeg. I hope someone does hook it up to a cybertruck, the only thing that m if he save elon some embarrassment would be how heavy they are but I would put my money on the Touraeg. Sucks they stopped making the new ones so powerful as far as I know

[@Violaphobia]

Tbh, the argument “most truck owners are just insecure weekend warriors” is 100% true

[@did_I_hurt_your_fee_fees]

And your point would be?

[@theultraatomicgamer]

​@@did_I_hurt_your_fee_feesI slept with your mom

[@CrusadiaIX]

@@did_I_hurt_your_fee_fees Owning a pickup truck if you don’t plan on hauling things at least semi-regularly is a colossal waste of gas, space and money.

[@abigailr.9601]

Ikr 🤣 and the rest of them are sick ass women!! (My friends!💛)

[@anaceweirdo1579]

My dad has one, and he is also a somewhat physically abusive and a very insecure little man child. Its a red toyota Tacoma

[@hammiarts]

“pretend elon is stupid” bbg i dont have to pretend

[@crusadercarl6269]

I find it hilarious that the whole point of the cyberpunk genre is that, when corporations integrate themselves so deeply into our lives they'll become more powerful than god, and leave the rest of us to fend for ourselves in the slums they made. And Elon still chose to name this thing the Cybertruck. Update: Hahahahahaha 4000 of these hunks of junk just got recalled! That's like every truck on the road hahahahaha!

[@mateosegura1520]

Cartoon Villains love to monologue and talk about how ingenious their plans are

[@Purpleturtlehurtler]

​@@mateosegura1520 they also always see themselves as the "good guy."

[@MegaManXPoweredUp]

He has poor media literacy and lacks common sense. He just likes the cyberpunk aesthetic.

[@surelyyoujokemeinfailure7531]

@@Purpleturtlehurtler Yes. They'd have barcodes tattooed on our foreheads if we let them :(

[@jooot_6850]

@@MegaManXPoweredUp Where’s your “futuristic cyberpunk dystopia?” YER LIVIN IN ONE‼️

[@wombatpandaa9774]

It isn't even built for the suburbs either. Those blind spots are not safe for driving around children *at all*. Regular SUV's and pickups are bad enough, this is a nightmare.

[@MDLuffy1234YT]

I still wanna buy a Tesla, but it sure as hell won't be this abomination

[@pyropulseIXXI]

@@MDLuffy1234YTall teslas are abominations

[@maas1208]

Honestly this is why reliable Public Transportion is needed so people are car-dependent

[@hinorae]

“If you’re hit by another vehicle… well you’ll win.” Lmao um whose gonna tell Elon about tractor trailers? 😂

[@nerdoftheatre]

"If your car doesn't have a crush zone. You are the crush zone." So if you hit another vehicle, the cyber truck might be fine, but the driver will probably need to get checked out by EMS. Getting hit by a tractor trailer in a cybertruck would be hell on your body, since you'd be taking most of that impact as opposed to the vehicle. There's a reason why vehicles aren't built like the cybertruck. Cybertruck hasn't caught up with the last few decades of automobile technology, it seems.

[@Cocoanutty0]

Unfortunately he’s probably a bit right because larger, heavier vehicles are extremely dangerous to OTHER cars because they will just crush them. But since he didn’t put in any crumple zones, you’ll probably also die of a broken neck

[@Phreemunny]

Even though this comment was meant to be tongue in cheek, it truly illustrates how little concern he has for actual people. This comment was the most dystopian cyberpunk thing about this vehicle

[@MajorHickE]

@@Phreemunny I mean, if Elon's use of the Hyperloop to kill high speed rail in this country didn't demonstrate he hated people already...

[@genericsomething]

@@Cocoanutty0 I recently saw reports a crash involving a Cybertruck that got t-boned by a Nissan sedan. The sedan was destroyed in the front, the Cybertruck looked like it could drive away.

[@ph5.484]

I've never heard Elon Musk speak before and I was surprised at how incoherent and unrehearsed he sounds. I don't know how anyone has any confidence that he knows what he's doing

[@lilyannmiles8220]

he sounds like a 7th grader giving a book report on a book he half-remembers the spark notes for

[@mrcompisawesome]

25 year old vacuums had HEPA filters... Why is that a bragging point? It's LITERALLY 1940's technology!

[@mrcompisawesome]

Also. those aren't only different wheels, those are different tires, not compatible with the fancy cover in the Elon demonstration.

[@Chamieiniibet]

Because other cars don't?

[@aloofawoo5115]

Wow it’s like putting a filter in a vacuum and programming a vehicle to circulate filtered air is a different thing!

[@bobbybishop5662]

That started putting HEPA filters in cars more than ten years before the CT. REAR Wheel steering was introduced on the 1988 Honda Prelude and Mazda 626 T as an option as an option on both cars. Fanboys are the dumbest people on earth followed closely by Biden supporters .

[@tomtom1541]

​@@Chamieiniibetwell they do. Go buy a Mercedes Benz or Lexus, they also have HEPA filters.

[@MrCowanater]

Fun fact! Melon isn't even the REAL founder of Tesla, he purchased that title from the two people who started the company, and forbade them from mentioning it! He isn't an engineer, he just pays people to be smart for him.

[@ricseeds4835]

Sounds like Edison. He should've picked that name for his company instead of Edison's employee and nemesis.

[@Greg__K]

@@ricseeds4835 There's a clip of him saying that he actually idolized Edison, and identified more with him then Tesla. Tesla just sounded better. The guy has been a hack from the start.

[@DontLookNowBuddy]

He gained his fortune from his family’s apartheid jewel mines and literally just bought everything. He’s a dangerous sociopath with money; he embodies everything wrong with “our” system.

[@beesquestionmark]

Yup, and I hate that he’s allowed to *purchase the title* of founder at all. That should be illegal

[@kieronparr3403]

Same with his emerald mine. Got it from Daddy and pays terribly with lax safety standards

[@nubetre]

The wheel covers aren’t included because it turns out the “futuristic wheel covers that go out beyond the wheels” were chewing up the sidewalls, which would eventually lead to tire failure. It’s almost like he does things without thinking about why nobody else is doing it.

[@salland12]

They also rubbed on the inner fenders causing black dust to go everywhere

[@nubetre]

@@salland12 it’s like their testing didn’t include driving it.

[@JamesConnor116]

@@salland12The dust is probably toxic too. Just to add some fuel to the fire ❤️

[@jimbuchanan5550]

I wish he had,

[@None-Trick_Pony]

"Introducing.... The Homer!" "$100,000 for that?! What have I done? I'm ruined!"

[@cleanerben9636]

tbf I would rather drive the Homer

[@telacreiste8244]

don't diss the homer like that

[@franjkav]

You know Elon doesn’t actually interact with his kids just because he approved a design with so many sharp edges, which are accidents waiting to happen

[@luisgrimaldo7011]

He has 9 kids that we know of. Of course he doesn’t interact with them, probably sees them once every 3 months or so.

[@Rad-Dude63andathird]

​@@luisgrimaldo7011 He also actively misgenders at least one of them. He doesn't give a fuck about literally anyone in this world but himself and it shows.

[@did_I_hurt_your_fee_fees]

Anyone who has any experience with children would know not to make something like that truck if it's going to be anywhere near children. It cuts adults

[@skyekeating349]

What degree of separation from slave labor does the woman with the long name consider okay to buy a company's cars? Let's assume for a moment that she isn't just spouting BS, and every EV from China is made using slave labor. A lot of American car companies have repeatedly been exposed sourcing metal from mines that used slave labor as well as child labor. So, if buying American cars is okay but buying Chinese cars is bad, there has to be a point in people's minds where the company is far enough removed from the slavery that it doesn't really count anymore. It is honestly incredibly stupid.

[@thatrantinggirl7376]

I zoned out and literally thought she was talking about how all cars use parts mined by child labour, but no she was just being sinophobic

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

It's actually a case of physical distance. At a certain distance away from where you live, Slave and child labour becomes unacceptable. Thats why right wingers have been trying to relax and remove child labour laws in America for years, but decry child labour when used in other countries (esspecially the corporations who knowingly employee those children, overseas, and/or fund and purchase from the slave mines)

[@rosethorne9155]

"It's bad when they do it, but great when the guy we like does it. This is fair and rational." - some idiot pretending to care about human rights to Pwn the Haterz who don't think Elon is the Coolest Guy Ever. 🙄

[@nicblum1548]

says a lot about the morons who want one of these things that they’d be concerned about armed assailants coming after them and they’re shitty trucks. real main character vibes.

[@littlemau1360]

My grandpa expressed interest in one of these for the bullet proof features. He is a middle class man in his 60s who works in coding and lives in the suburbs. I certainly gave him weird looks when he mentioned it.

[@xirabolt]

How many Cybertrucks can you actually sell when your target demographic is rich "influencers" who say BRO between each word?

[@CelestialityRW]

Sadly, a rather sizeable audience

[@BeachLookingGuy]

BROOOO I am dying at the "transparent metal glass" segment. He cant stop turning around to make sure the "metalglass" looks believable. I imagine he's standing so close that it's completely obvious those windows are fake as fvck. the entire thing looks like a giant childs toy where your feet pop out the bottom and you scoot yourself around.

[@DinoCism]

Nothing says "futuristic" like driving a rusty knife hooked up to a broken computer.

[@Scrimmified]

when you said there was no back window i actually had to pause the video for a second to ask how the fuck they were allowed to do that. you're just allowed to put a car on the market like that?? legally???? with JUST the back up camera??????? maybe it's a good thing so many of these are crapping out before they ever get on the actual road.

[@oakleyves]

i feel like it shouldn’t be on the road if you couldn’t pass a drivers test with it (not relying on cameras or sensors) it seems like they only added the rearview for some legal reason since they didn’t even want mirrors, but then it doesn’t do anything except for staring down people in the backseat i guess status trucks always scare me, being by far some of the most dangerous contraptions on the road, but making it an actual hunk of pointy metal is insane

[@haku8135]

Yeah america doesn't have good vehicle safety laws. Too busy making sure women in video games aren't attractive to bother with it.

[@kanjonojigoku8644]

​@@haku8135 what the fuck are you even talking about,do you talk to real human beings in real life ever

[@themanwithoutaplan9389]

@@haku8135yes because congress is the one who makes video games right? Last I checked “no sexy video games in women” was not an object of discussion, let alone consideration, by the government. Get off Twitter and touch some grass, your internet poisoned.

[@haku8135]

@@themanwithoutaplan9389 DEI is actually very much an object of discussion. And in many places it is government funded and even mandatory. So yes, it is an object of consideration by the government, multiple governments actually, and half the political parties in america support it.

[@cen1608]

The "unique" design thing is so unreal cause the first time I saw someone actually driving it while I was driving I literally laughed out loud. They look so goofy next to all the other cars, not "cool" or whatever they are going for

[@fallen_vague28]

I saw a post on Tiktok with people reacting the same way. I audibly said "What the hell is that" cus they look so goddamn stupid on the road. Also serves as an expensive "I'm an idiot!" sign for everyone to see how the driver is

[@digitalversatilediscjockey3465]

Right? Like children and down syrdomes designed a truck

[@angrybidoof847]

It looks like a low poly computer mouse

[@timophillip7971]

Due all these might or might not working doomsday features the truck claims to have, repeatingly one question come to my head: where to charge my ev during an apocalypse?

[@bsqwahlE]

😅😅

[@mckenzie.latham91]

also, how do you keep it working without the continuous updates and software maintenance since the truck is massively software oriented

[@teemumiettinen7250]

there is the optional solar panel roof for the flat bed...it can get you whopping 40 miles of range in a day

[@gabotron94]

Don't forget the charging door is motorized, so if the battery fully dies, you could not even plug it in

[@planefan082]

​@@gabotron94 Renewables make power fairly easy in a post apocalyptic scenario for EVs in general, but shit like this makes me wonder why ANYONE would buy this piece of shit over another car for this application lol

[@megamihestia4049]

lo and behold, all cybertrucks have been recalled, because they don't know how to design accelerator pedels properly. On the bright side, we now know exactly how many cybertrucks were delivered so far. 3878 of them. So yeah, the estimates are pretty close.

[@demilung]

This is car for people who sit in coffee shops talking about what they'll do "when the apocalypse happens". It's not for emergencies - it's for talking about emergency situations. And with the "you'll win against the other car in an argument" and too bright headlights, and all that, this car is just a chode badge.

[@thelittlestpika]

The cyber truck is the reason art was added to STEM.

[@kariannstickle2708]

BLESS THE LORDT OH MY SOUL YES. I’m never gonna stop supporting the arts in schools.

[@stephenyoder2822]

If there was an apocalypse Toyotas would be the only cars on the road

[@stephenyoder2822]

Wow almost 10 likes

[@tonijackson3421]

Subaru*

[@kai_plays_khomus]

My dad drove a Citroën Xantia 30 years ago - it had Citroën's hydropneumatic suspension system updated with a sliding lever so the car could get lowered to the ground for instance at the autobahn or risen to increase space between road surface and underbody in bad road conditions. I loved it because it seemed incredibly advanced to me - and 30 years later Elon would act as if he himself had come up with the idea. I'm legitimatly surprised he didn't claim the concept of the rocket as such as of yet.

[@Cocoanutty0]

You know the truck is bad when it’s barely meeting the standards of a lemon 😅

[@kai_plays_khomus]

@@Cocoanutty0 🤣 Citroën is pretty hit-and-miss for sure - but they have come up with some impressive innovations, and I'm biased towards (not _against)_ Citroën for a personal reason as well: They designed the Citroën DS _"The Godess"_ (produced from 1955 to 1975) in whom they introduced the insanely advanced hydropneumatic system, front lights linked to the steering column in order to swivel them into the direction you are turning and illuminating not only what's right in front of you but also where you are going to be - and I believe it had been the very first car coming with a board computer as well. _The Godess_ (DS being a deliberate pun because it sounds like "déesse", french for "godess") was way ahead of its time and had a unique design on top, it's suspension approach lent itself perfectly for lowering and rising the chassis in another iteration 20 years later - and still ahead of its time appearently. Citroën's issues in the past had less to do with taking completly inane approaches alá Tesla from point of conception but with fluctuating quality in production and stuff like rattling interior - but you shouldn't forget what my folks had been used to drive priviously, the Sachsenring "Trabi" Trabant who had been a modern "common people's" car just like the VW Beetle (or Citroën's Duck at that) when rolled out but little updated in 40 years so in 1990 people would drive a 25 PS 1200 lbs car without back seat belts nor any other safety features but a CyberTruck style optional tent available since the early 70's ironically referred to as "Hotel Sachsenruh" - "Hotel Saxon's Rest" by people, a body material abandoning established industry standards as well as having to wait anywhere between 8 to 13 years for your car after preordering so people would preorder cars for their children when the latter started primary school which currently is the case with some parents and Tesla appearently according to TikTok so I can't help myself to wonder whether the CT could in fact be a tribute to our good old GDR Trabi. 🤣 And then theres my personal Citroën anecdote which made me appreciate the brand: My dad had been working in a neighbouring town and one day driving home on a so called "federal road" limited to 70 mph resp. 100 km/h with a line of trees to the sides when he watched the driver of an oncoming car glitching out behind the wheel and steering into his lane. Because the sideways trees being even more dangerous he didn't try to dodge the crash but hit the breaks, closed his eyes and made his peace. Although my dad had managed to slow down the cars still hit frontally with above 100 mph resp. 130 km/h, the Xantia got brutally totalled - and despite not even having air bags (his following Xantia would have) my dad got away _completly unscathed._ I'd rather sit in a 30 years old Xantia when hitting an equally sized incoming car frontally than a 2024 CyberTruck, no joke, and I don't care all that much about rattling interior panelling eversince.. 😅 Sorry for the bloated reply and greetings from Berlin! 🍻

[@sarapocorn]

Oh my goood the memories. My Italian ex and I (we‘re still cool and he‘s a good human) used to drive down to Italy (about 1’000km) in his mom‘s old silver Citroën xm, that was about 6 years ago. The suspension is so much fun and I also love the way it looks. One time we had some friends join us in the backseat. By making the suspension softer than reasonable they were bouncing so much that one of the guys repeatedly hit his head on the top of the car, even with a seatbelt. I was crying laughing. Elon, on the other hand, only makes me cry. Sharp contrast to my South African ex (I‘m not doing this on purpose) who was a huge Elon fanboy. Hope he moved on from that in the four years we haven‘t spoken bc ew.

[@kai_plays_khomus]

@@sarapocorn Ah, yes, the XM - wasn't it the version with the weird rear wheel boxes? I think we had one lent to us when Citroën was dealing with the totalled Xantia before we got a new one. But it's been ages, maybe I misremember. For a boy like me its suspension was peak technology back then. 😅

[@Legomaster-jv8ll]

31:04 I was always told by my physics teacher that the more destroyed a car is, the more likely a person survived. He always said that “what doesn’t damage the car damages the occupants”

[@paulfoss5385]

It may not crumple, but look at the sheets of razor sharp metal it's ejecting, they must have absorbed some of the energy.

[@kariannstickle2708]

Shiiiiit

[@Destilight]

It's a sweet spot between being destroyed enough to absorb energy and not crushing the occupants inside

[@vitamins-and-iron]

clever man

[@livingintheshrimpworld]

if somebody accidentally locks their keys in their car with their dog or child, that is not going to go down well. My sister was once locked in a car on a hot day for 20-30 minutes while the keys were inside and the windows were up, the only way in was the windows. Cars today are made the way they are for a reason. It is very important that your car can get damaged; for the safety of your and others' lives.

[@SnowAnd_Raine]

It's so funny (sad) to watch Elon speak and be able to notice where he plans/expects to be interrupted by applause and then isn't and has to keep talking or just cut himself of and say 'yep'

[@johntousseau9380]

No one ever told me late-stage capitalism would be this… dumb.

[@shawnkilpatrick4839]

Just you wait for late late stage capitalism, followed by late late late stage capitalism. Or if that happens will late stage capitalism get rebranded as mid stage?

[@isaacspeyer1129]

Seriously. Like could we at LEAST have jet packs??

[@MusicoftheDamned]

​@@isaacspeyer1129 We should be thankful for that much. Jetpacks are the one "this technology will exist by 2001" pipedream maybe even worse than flying cars, for many of the same reasons.

[@BadgerBabe89]

"Idiocracy" check that movie out. It has been foretold lol great film btw

[@johntousseau9380]

@@BadgerBabe89 Oh I've seen it. Great movie. Yeah Mike Judge called it. Carlin did too. But back then it was satire. An exaggeration to make a point. Or so I naively believed.

[@t0xicChick3n]

Elon has the charisma of a walnut. Why he thinks he can improvise a presentation instead of, I don't know, writing a speech and practicing it over and over til its memorized, is beyond me. "Its uh...yeah...you know."

[@iopohable]

​@@H-to-O the USA. the USA funds this mojo looking mf.

[@BadgerBabe89]

That's insulting to walnuts 😂

[@MimiksYou]

i realized elon musk was dumb as shit when i saw the cybertruck for the first time during my high school 3d modeling class watching 5 other guys in my class pop off for it ended my tech bro phase immediately

[@Mutilatrix]

It literally just looks badly rendered

[@MimiksYou]

@@Mutilatrixit does but i think it would still look like shit if it was smooth fucked headlight placements, weird side mirrors and the longest front windshield i have ever seen

[@emeraldsoda4059]

I started to doubt my friend's taste in finer things when she said she likes how the truck looked

[@neoqwerty]

@@emeraldsoda4059 The only defense your friend has is if she liked Starfox, because that thing looks like the Super FX version of SF64's Landmaster.

[@mrptr9013]

​@neoqwerty oh my, it does, now I can't unsee it!

[@monoduck]

Who sees the whole entire history of cars being made to make sure that they absorb damage so the people in it don't *die* , and then go "nahhhhh, that's the worst that could happen?" And put the person driving in mortal danger

[@bombus_]

watching this the day all cybertrucks got recalled due to a critical issue that causes the gas pedal to get stuck

[@davecoop9579]

Gas pedal? In an electric car?

[@Avendesora]

@@davecoop9579 Are you being pedantic to make yourself look... you know, like THIS, or do you actually not understand?

[@davecoop9579]

​@Avendesora I'm still trying to understand why you people refer fto a liquid fuel as gas

[@Avendesora]

@@davecoop9579 Ah, just ignorance then. Kudos to you for admitting it! So, "gas" is short for "gasoline", which is a word derived from trademarks for specifically automotive fuel, which themselves were derived from the surname of a brit named John Cassell. So it's the UK's fault that we call it gas, just like literally every other word since they colonized it and brought the language with them. Do you need help with the connection between "gas pedal" and "accelerator", or do you think your big boy brain can handle that on its own?

[@davecoop9579]

@@Avendesora No ta, lol. I just like to bait the idiot hook occasionally to see what I can catch. Thank you for playing.

[@endernightblade1958]

the fact that it’s so “apocalypse-optimised” with air filters and unbreakable windows and nonexistent handles kinda brings to mind the Absolutely Safe Capsule from mother 3. it will keep you alive, forever, and nothing can get in… but you can also never leave.

[@bayardkyyako7427]

Porky would probably support musk

[@Dingus_Khaan]

I can hear Elon muttering "spankety spankety spankety" to himself.

[@lillyanneserrelio2187]

Ready for the Apocalypse? Have you seen the videos where Taking it through a car wash breaks the car (and voids the warranty).

[@endernightblade1958]

@@lillyanneserrelio2187 yeah, hence the quotation marks. musk is certainly no Dr. Andonuts.

[@manzanito3652]

It can survive apocalypsis stuff, but not stuff you find in your average day, like water.

[@Bzuhl]

In the 2000's : "DON'T USE YOUR PHONE WHILE DRIVING, IT KILL PEOPLE" In the 2020s : "Yeah we put so much electronic that you have to figure out a big tablet while driving. We'll try to make your car self-driving so you have to be aware of your environment AND of what our A.I. will be trying to do in it."

[@bobman717]

People complaining about screens in cars is too funny. Reminds me of how pissed people got about power windows or internet connections in cars.

[@MorganEdgy]

​@@bobman717 huh?

[@CaptainCJ97]

We went so backwards as society its sad

[@DailyShit.]

I am so scared about this. Companies always assumes "they know better" and now they all just jump on A.I and assist tools. Just leave me the fuck alone and just let me drive my car. I like driving. I am in my 20s and i will never buy a new car because of all this nonsense.

[@DailyShit.]

@@CaptainCJ97 It always happens before civilizations collapse.

[@Wakesss]

This feels like irl Aperture Science but instead of making crazy new tech that kills you it's just things we already have but worse (that also kill you)

[@Hadgerz]

It has soviet russia vibes, only enhanced and enshittified with modern tech

[@alwaysanupside248]

“In the apocalypse this is where you want to be” even if this was actually useful for a complete infrastructural/societal collapse. Well we’re not living in that are we. Is it useful for a world that actually exists.

[@haku8135]

The only use that would have in any apocalypse setting is to strip off the steel to reforge it into actually useful weapons. Oh wait, they're already weapons. More easily carried weapons, there we go.

[@eduardocruz4341]

Yeah, if the infrastructure collapses, there goes electricity and so go EVs including the apocalypse killer cybertruck😂😂😂😂😂

[@medicalgirl3]

I'm a disabled person who cant drive and am highly dependant on uber because I'm in an area with little to no public transit. My new nightmare scenario is being picked up in a cybertruck

[@watsonwrote]

That's a mood. I recently moved closer to a bus line so hopefully that will reduce my chances of ever needing to enter a Tesla vehicle. (The buses only run for two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening M-F... but it's better than nothing...)

[@lepidoptery]

doesn't uber show what kind of vehicle is coming for you? can you refuse it and switch to another one?

[@vcutler4735]

I got stuck with a tesla 3 times when I was stuck using ride share for a few months and the regular tesla cars are so rickety and the driver had to explain how to open the door lmao. They are so cheaply made, truly the Wish car.

[@SteveCanon453]

Walk .

[@craigfoulkes]

​@@SteveCanon453are you dumb or just nasty. You think it is funny to say to a disabled person that they should walk.

[@pinknblackproductions]

The dude calling a cybertruck an "impulse buy" like ???? They're like $60K+ in USD, in Aus where I am that's like $90K. That's a down payment on a shitty apartment. You can get an actually good truck for less than that. How rich/dumb/out of touch are you to think that $60K is an "impulse purchase"?

[@Bully_Biscuit]

I thought the exact same thing.

[@shadowstrangler1]

Since when have people cared what a car cost ?? You ever bought a car before ? People don't buy it whole. They finance it for YEARS. The cost of the vehicle means nothing. The average car payment is like 700$ people don't give af 😂

[@SeventhGod77]

@@shadowstrangler1I don’t know if you’ve ever bought a car but people definitely care about the cost.

[@shadowstrangler1]

@SeventhGod77 if people cared there wouldn't be 40% of Americans with car payments 🤣

[@PixyEm]

You'd need to be Jay Leno

[@kristinrad]

Elon Musk rocketing into his final form: Neckbeard Militia Leader.

[@CassandraY]

He's slowly transitioning into John McAfee. It feels like he's about 3 years away from moving to some 'third world country' and become the God King he thinks he is as he destroys himself and everything around him. Good riddance, I say.