# Tesla Cybertruck **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 23, 2019, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866 "2019-11-23T10:32:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 52
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1021 "2024-05-09T22:57:14Z")
At a past job, I worked on a control system for an airplane seat. When the seat sensed resistance while changing the back incline, it stopped. It did not double down on the movement. It seemed like a sensible algorithm. 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1022 "2024-05-09T23:06:02Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > But if it’s true that an engineer told him that the trunk will close harder if it senses resistance A verified Tesla employee said that on Twitter. It resets when it successfully closes. But increases the force if you keep trying to close it and it fails. It doesn’t increase the force on the same close cycle. Seems like the logical choice since the frunk is often used for luggage which might need to be squished or pushed out of the way a bit. It’ll only injure someone going out of their way to be stupid. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1023 "2024-05-09T23:52:27Z")
Let me summarize the qualities of the Cybertruck from the last few months of posts: - It’s ugly as sin. I mean just mind-bogglingly ugly, leaving one gasping at the idea that anyone could have designed and then actually manufactured such a thing. - The supposed bulletproof stainless steel panels have to be babied like the most delicate Waterford crystal, or it will look like shit. In fact more so. Delicate Waterford crystal can withstand both water and sunlight. The Cybertruck apparently cannot. - Some owners say their new Cybertrucks are already taking on the appearance of rust. - One of the first Cybertruck owners reports having owned it for 21 days, out of which he’s had it for 7 days and the other 14 days it was in the shop being repaired. - Can be driven on a beach, but not off, because it gets stuck. - Has wheel covers that damage the tires. - Doors don’t fit. - Frunk and trunk lids have the ability to injure or even chop off fingers or arms. - Accelerator pedal jams. - One Cybertruck failed and became inoperable within minutes of driving it off the lot. - Another one lasted longer; it went for 21 miles before becoming inoperable. - And it’s only around $100K, but $3K more if you want a silly and fantastically ugly tent to put on the back. Yes, for only $100K I definitely want a Cybertruck **right now**! Actually, I guess $103K, because I definitely want the ugly tent add-on! The ability to give Elmo some desperately needed cash is just a bonus. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1024 "2024-05-09T23:59:20Z")
> [@Dr.Strangelove](#): > > It’ll only injure someone going out of their way to be stupid. Or someone who closes it and doesn’t notice their partner grabbing something. Or someone with kids who are running around being kids. Or someone who starts to close it, stumbles, and grabs the edge to steady themselves. There are a lot of reasons for safety controls like this, and they aren’t all to protect the stupid people. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1025 "2024-05-10T00:06:39Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > Or someone who starts to close it, stumbles, and grabs the edge to steady themselves. No, because the first time it closes it does so very gently and won’t even crush a banana. And the second time with only a little extra force. And so on, until the force eventually gets fairly high. Even the stupidest child figures out by the second or third time that maybe they shouldn’t do that. But the person in the video above will apparently do anything for clicks. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1026 "2024-05-10T00:21:29Z")
> [@Dr.Strangelove](#): > > Seems like the logical choice since the frunk is often used for luggage which might need to be squished or pushed out of the way a bit. It’ll only injure someone going out of their way to be stupid. This is dumb. If something’s hanging out the trunk, I don’t want the car to compress my belongings. The car doesn’t know what’s fragile. It should give up and let me decide what force is needed. Honestly I can’t imagine the use case for somebody who tosses a bunch of stuff in the trunk expecting the car to smash it down for them. Is it a time issue or is it an upper-body-strength issue? Looking at Musk fanboys it could go either way. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1027 "2024-05-10T00:32:16Z")
I didn’t say anything about stuff hanging out. I said squishy luggage. Again, the car closes gently the first time. It only increases the force if you keep _pressing the close button and it continues to fail_. If you don’t want to do that, then get out of the car and close it manually. People like self-closing frunks/trunks because they’re convenient. If I put a duffel bag in the frunk, hit the close button, walk away, and notice that it stopped because the bag was a little bit in the way, it’s nice to give it a second try with a little more force without having to walk all the way back. Lazy? Sure. But that applies to literally _any_ car with self-closing doors, not just the Cybertruck. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1028 "2024-05-10T00:42:18Z")
Not gonna read through a 1,000 post thread, but I was stuck behind one today and it just really struck me that goddam that is an ugly vehicle. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1029 "2024-05-10T00:51:38Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > goddam that is an ugly vehicle You are a master of understatement! It’s breathtakingly ugly in a way that almost defies belief, but to make up for it, it also features a very long list of mechanical and electrical defects! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1030 "2024-05-10T02:28:19Z")
Has anyone claimed the term “Muskplaning”? If not, I do now! ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1031 "2024-05-13T21:33:58Z")
> **[Man arrested for DUI after ‘light monstertrucking’ damages Snoqualmie roundabout](https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/man-arrested-dui-after-light-monstertrucking-damages-snoqualmie-roundabout/UQXUMCCFMFFIHFEG7F5EOPUGHA/)** > > The driver of a Tesla Cybertruck left behind evidence after damaging a roundabout in Snoqualmie, according to police. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1032 "2024-05-13T22:09:43Z")
DUI? No way. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1033 "2024-05-13T22:30:02Z")
The cybertruck head of manufacturing has departed the premises. > **[Tesla's head of Cybertruck manufacturing is out](https://electrek.co/2024/05/13/tesla-head-of-cybertruck-manufacturing-out/)** > > Tesla’s head of Cybertruck manufacturing has left the company. It’s unclear if he was involved in yet another round of... Meanwhile, I think I posted from this guy before. It’s not going well, still. > ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1034 "2024-05-14T18:44:09Z")
I predict further disappointment in Lamar’s near future. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1035 "2024-05-14T23:47:24Z")
I finally figured out what other vehicle the CT does remind me of: [![](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c8/50/2a/c8502a496cac44ba31b50b21b06a580d.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c8/50/2a/c8502a496cac44ba31b50b21b06a580d.jpg) [![](https://amklassiek.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/NSU-Prinz-1000-TT-1.jpg) ](https://amklassiek.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/NSU-Prinz-1000-TT-1.jpg) the NSU Prinz !!! (great-grandfather of Audi) from the profile view, you really need to pay attention which way is front / aft … ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1036 "2024-05-15T00:45:56Z")
I saw my first one in the wild today. Both of those cars are way better looking than that Tesla Cyber thing. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1037 "2024-05-20T21:25:43Z")
I saw a white one today. Which says a boatload about the desirability of stainless steel. Ironically, it looked better in white than the ones I have seen in stainless. It still looked stupid, though. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1038 "2024-05-21T02:03:42Z")
They’re becoming commonplace here. I saw another couple different ones in the last week. Screaming _poseur_ but otherwise not all that unusually extravagant or ugly. I can’t speak to reliability. I don’t exactly want one but I can understand the motivations of those people who do. ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1039 "2024-05-21T04:38:49Z")
Starting to see a few a week. Could all be the same one, but I know one of the Tesla delivery centers in the area had a lot full of them earlier this month. I am getting a bit tired of what seems to be almost performative declaration of how ugly the Cybertruck is. I don’t think it is attractive, and particularly the nose has something about it that doesn’t work for me, but I do give it lots of points for being unique. It just seems like every comment I ever hear comes with exaggerated gagging noises. I find the Ioniq 6 to be uglier. I don’t know why, just something about the headlights and swoopiness really turns me off. [![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/hyundai/2023-ioniq-6-0003-gallery:16-9?wid=1440&hei=810&qlt=85,0&fmt=webp) ](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/hyundai/2023-ioniq-6-0003-gallery:16-9?wid=1440&hei=810&qlt=85,0&fmt=webp) I do like the Panamera, though, so it must be something about how exactly Ioniq 6 swoops. [![](https://images.autodaily.com.au/2020/10/Porsche-Panamera-Turbo-S-2.jpg) ](https://images.autodaily.com.au/2020/10/Porsche-Panamera-Turbo-S-2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1040 "2024-05-21T12:10:57Z")
> [@echoreply](#): > > I am getting a bit tired of what seems to be almost performative declaration of how ugly the Cybertruck is. Agree completely with this. Enough already. And damn, that Ioniq is fugly. They got the curves just wrong and it makes me think of some failed and non-descript British product of the mid 1950s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866.md?page=51) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866.md?page=53)