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[-] happybadger@hexbear.net 105 points 7 months ago

There is a video of a cybertruck driving through around 1m of water in wade mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lKAEHMvvxg

Cheap plastic panels fall off in two places seemingly without any impact, exposing the whole underbelly and electrical system in the rear to water. The body retains water hours later and the buttons to open the trunk no longer work with them progressively failing in the hours since.

"Overall guys, things do seem to be... fairly normal. I do hear some water sloshing around in there. I'm guessing it will, kind of, you know, get out of where it's at. Overall the front was pretty dry. The trunk was pretty dry."

  • Happybadger, 2024

I love that the battery is mounted to the frame and the seats are mounted to the battery. The coastal cybercucks are going to get saltwater filling those same spots come hurricane season, just eating away at everything right beneath their feet.

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 44 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

A comment

Next video... "My cyber truck is rusting"

[-] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 43 points 7 months ago

It's not exactly damning that the vehicle can't handle 1m of water. I guess if they're exaggerating its capabilities in marketing copy but I don't think I've ever owned a car that would handle 1m of water without issues.

[-] JayTwo@hexbear.net 81 points 7 months ago

Sure but I've also never owned a car that was claimed to briefly act as a boat.

[-] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 41 points 7 months ago

Briefly... Like enough time to make you realize that the doors won't open and the windows won't roll down in water because it's shorted out. Great way to drown a billionaire 10/10, no notes.

[-] PointAndClique@hexbear.net 16 points 7 months ago

Is that what mitch mconnels sister in law was trying to do

[-] DemBoSain@midwest.social 5 points 7 months ago

Boat? Or submarine?

[-] happybadger@hexbear.net 52 points 7 months ago

This is specifically using the built-in wade mode for the advertised boat truck, which on the Tesla website shows it safely going through up to 32in/0.8m: https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/cybertruck/en_us/GUID-1AD8BC96-CFD8-43B3-AF5F-9755BAAC8F3A.html

They definitely misgauge the depth of the entire puddle though. When they assess it and drive through the first part, it's about as deep as that manual shows the truck being capable of. Then they get stuck driving through the part that's maybe 1m~ or so. About here is where he fucks up and goes deep enough to drown any vehicle: https://youtu.be/4lKAEHMvvxg?t=327

In that regard I'm not surprised it fucked the vehicle. Driving way too fast through water that deep is something I would never do and even the initial puddle is about as sketchy as I've tolerated in a high SUV. I just think it's hilarious that the Cybertruck was specifically advertised as a boat since its announcement to the point that it's probably the only vehicle in the world with its own stupid beep boop mode for it, while the basic design of the chassis fucks the whole truck if it gets wet. A heavy storm will probably fuck these things as much as a car wash or a puddle or parking on deep snow.

[-] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago

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[-] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 34 points 7 months ago

Genius, mount the seat to the battery so when the salt water eventually shorts the whole pack out your passengers are basically sitting on a bomb.

[-] ImmortanStalin@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 7 months ago

An electric chair lol

[-] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 27 points 7 months ago

I think we need more water if anything.

This guy is such a dumbass. data-laughing

The interior actually looks kinda nice though, clean.

[-] blakeus12@hexbear.net 44 points 7 months ago

except for the lack of dials, buttons, and knobs which is dangerous as shit

[-] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 17 points 7 months ago

Yeah, this wouldn't be surprising. I only saw the little bit shown in the video.

[-] blakeus12@hexbear.net 13 points 7 months ago

:yeah:

[-] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 15 points 7 months ago

Guy sounds a little bit like Vince Russo, bro.

[-] SSJ2Marx@hexbear.net 14 points 7 months ago

I'm always looking for an excuse to post this video. Those motorcycles probably still run now, ten years later, too.

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[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 51 points 7 months ago

I trust this guy with my oxygen on the mars colony so-true

[-] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 10 points 7 months ago

"Your oxygen subscription is about to expire and your credit card was declined. To continue breathing you will have to work for your oxygen."

[-] DyingOfDeBordom@hexbear.net 47 points 7 months ago

How the fuck is it not sealed lmao like do the idiots who designed it not know about rain?

[-] supafuzz@hexbear.net 31 points 7 months ago

engineers from the same school as the guys who made the f35

[-] blakeus12@hexbear.net 13 points 7 months ago

lmao probably

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 31 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Rain Mode is still in alpha.

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[-] FloridaBoi@hexbear.net 6 points 7 months ago

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[-] DefinitelyNotAPhone@hexbear.net 22 points 7 months ago

The downfall of having your entire design team living in a desert.

[-] SpoopyKing@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 7 months ago

To be fair, Simone had the same problem on the first build of Truckla, it wasn't water sealed properly. Of course, that was a hobby project built in a workshop, which still managed to look and operate way better than the piece of junk Tesla actually PUT INTO PRODUCTION

[-] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 7 points 7 months ago

if musk was actually smart he would've given her a couple million dollars and made factory trucklas

[-] LanyrdSkynrd@hexbear.net 4 points 7 months ago

They could have fixed that issue with a few holes. One of the reasons cars have gotten more rust resistant over the years is better drainage design. Water will always find a way in, it needs to find a way out.

[-] Owl@hexbear.net 39 points 7 months ago

Doesn't that mean they'll slowly accumulate water until this happens, even without a car washing? It's not like water in an enclosed space evaporates very fast.

[-] altec@midwest.social 19 points 7 months ago

It might be related to an undercarriage wash causing water to get into areas it might not otherwise. Although, car manufacturers would typically just put drain holes lol

[-] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 14 points 7 months ago

Or have such reinforcing structures facing down

[-] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 7 months ago

This would be understandable, and a great report towards a fantastic community open-hardware project, but as a commercial product... unbelievable. It's like those fake plates they sell that can't be put in the microwave or dishwasher.

[-] istanbullu@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 months ago

Tesla Engineering is very sloppy.

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