The truck isn't to my taste, but absent any indication that this was due to something unique to this automobile I don't see why it's news anymore than people tragically dying in a Camry running into a tree at 3:00 am after a party.
There's nothing in the brief article to indicate any Cybertruck specific issues .. external bystanders were able to pull a survivor from the vehicle (eg: doors sprung open or were able to be opened), speed seems to be the probable cause, etc.
The only unique to Tesla possibility here (unconfirmed) would be "late night drunks relying on self driving" .. but that remains to be reported.
> would be "late night drunks relying on self driving" .. but that remains to be reported.
Alcohol and speed are the cause of _most_ fatalities on our roads. It's a pretty good bet.
I'm personally waiting for the story wherein a police officer finds an unattended child in one of these vehicles because the parents couldn't be bothered to bring their child somewhere. Much more likely to happen once these systems become more affordable.
Absolutely alcohol and speed kill across the board for all vehicles .. the point here is this isn't specific to a Cybertruck (or self driving vehicle in general) unless it's also drunks putting their faith in FSD and not paying attention and being ready to take over.
If you define 'speeding' as driving above the speed limit, then FSD absolutely speeds.
"FSD (Supervised) can contextually drive above the speed limit or the predicted road speed to match the flow of traffic. [The Max Speed Offset Setting] specifies the maximum speed it is allowed to drive as a percentage offset applied to the speed limit of the road or the predicted road speed."
People can configure this to 40% above the speed limit if they wish. I'm not sure what the default is.
I own FSD. FSD will travel at the speed of traffic. The % above the speed limit you set doesn't change how it drives for the most part.
The only way FSD will go wildly faster than traffic is if you push the accelerator on purpose, at which point the car beeps and reminds you that it won't stop while you're pushing it.
No. I read the text and had no access to pictures.
Assuming the text reporting to be correct, then perhaps they had a can opener and pulled them out through the roof, maybe they broke a window, perhaps the entire car split open.
It's possible the rescuer had a crowbar in their car, there are crowbars in all our vehicles.
My only nitpick with EVs is that they are just too powerful. Acceleration limits + speed limits are obviously required, esp. for heavy vehicles like trucks.
In some sense Tesla already makes most boring vehicles, but IMO driving should be made even more boring. Expressing your personality via your car of choice while killing innocent people is brutal barbarism.
Probably something like requiring an advanced license, like heavy truck drivers require, to operate vehicles that cross certain mass and speed thresholds would be reasonable.
I like a fast car and I've done a little track time, etc. It's not the same as controlling a Camry and recognizing that would be reasonable.
