# 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:** 83
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1641 "2025-07-25T15:28:30Z")
[Manual release](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wK0fqYg4_Rk) I’ve always preferred what would now be described as a steam punk car. I would rather have manual controls for air/heat and switches to turn fans on and off. Tesla and other high-end vehicle buyers want the the highest end tech they can get and an electric door opener is on that list. If I bought a car like this (and it’s not just Tesla) I would immediately learn how open a door manually. There’s another issue with this truck and that’s the side windows. They can’t be broken with a glass-break tool in an emergency. Maybe a fire crew has an ax that will pull the window out but it’s NOT going to happen by a passenger. If the door jams in an accident and the vehicle catches fire it traps the people in the vehicle. Maybe one of the other doors can be opened but time is critical in a fire. I don’t think the truck should have been certified with these windows. I thought about starting a thread on this when it first came out. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1642 "2025-07-25T16:45:35Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > [Manual release](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wK0fqYg4_Rk) I think [this page](https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/cybertruck/en_us/GUID-903C82F8-8F52-450C-82A8-B9B4B34CD54E.html) from the manual is clearer, although the process to open the rear doors manually seems unnecessarily complex. And I think the thing you need to pull on to open the door manually should be in neon orange, given that you might need to open the door in an emergency situation. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1643 "2025-07-25T16:59:56Z")
I hear Raccoons can get it open. ---
**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:** [July 25, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1644 "2025-07-25T17:10:06Z")
I mean, what can’t raccoons do? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1645 "2025-07-25T17:12:10Z")
Can they drive a Tesla better than Autopilot? ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1646 "2025-07-25T17:22:04Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > And I think the thing you need to pull on to open the door manually should be in neon orange I think it should be a regular door handle that unlocks when you open it regardless of car electrical status. Safety standards have to be based on an assumption that someone unfamiliar with the car will use it. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1647 "2025-07-25T17:23:31Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Everyone who has been in my Y who is unfamiliar with Teslas has opened the door that way unless I tell them first. Out of curiosity, how about rear seat passengers? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1648 "2025-07-25T17:23:42Z")
It is a regular door handle that opens regardless of the car’s electrical status that exists in addition to the electrical one. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1649 "2025-07-25T17:24:46Z")
The rear seat operation is definitely lacking and not the same. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1650 "2025-07-25T17:26:59Z")
Yes, that would be better. But the Tesla page I linked to says to use the manual release only when the battery is dead. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1651 "2025-07-25T17:27:45Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > They aren’t. It’s exactly where you’d expect the latch to be. Everyone who has been in my Y who is unfamiliar with Teslas has opened the door that way unless I tell them first. The electric button is not obvious. Huh. Not sure which Teslas I’ve been a passenger in, but that wasn’t my experience. I used the button, and i didn’t realize there was a manual latch. I found it recently, just groping around. So maybe it’s more obvious on one model than another? I’ve probably been a passenger in most of the standard Tesla sedans. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1652 "2025-07-25T17:29:25Z")
Thank you for carpooling with me today, for those sitting in the rear, please watch this safety video on how to escape in the case of adverse circumstances. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1653 "2025-07-25T17:29:50Z")
People who don’t find the button intuitive seem to find the latch. That’s what I did when I first rode in an Uber Tesla ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1654 "2025-07-25T17:32:32Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > although the process to open the rear doors manually seems unnecessarily complex. Wow, you have to pull up the bottom of a junk bin to fish out a release pull. That’s a seriously bad design. NOBODY who is new to the car would find that. ---
**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:** [July 25, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1655 "2025-07-25T17:35:08Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I mean, what can’t raccoons do? There’s not much they can’t do with their clever brains and nimble paws. At my previous house, special “raccoon-proof” bins were distributed to contain “wet” kitchen garbage to be used for composting. They had complicated latches that I suspect even some people couldn’t figure out. Raccoons had no problem with them. Embarrassed city officials had to recall all the bins from every household and issue new ones. 😁 ---
**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:** [July 25, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1656 "2025-07-25T18:08:31Z")
Nevermind ---
**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:** [July 25, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1657 "2025-07-25T18:33:14Z")
Cybertruck: Smells Like Dweeb Spirit. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1658 "2025-07-25T20:04:10Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I mean, what can’t raccoons do? I saw one in a 2014 Marvel Studios documentary who was pretty handy with a laser rifle. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1659 "2025-07-25T20:38:04Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > They had complicated latches that I suspect even some people couldn’t figure out. Raccoons had no problem with them. I’ve heard the same thing about alleged bear-proof bin lids in the parks. Tourists have trouble getting them open, bears not so much. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1660 "2025-07-25T20:48:48Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Tourists have trouble getting them open, bears not so much. I have seen quotes, real or not, from various Interior employees along the lines of “It’s a narrow line between the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866.md?page=82) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866.md?page=84)