Timnit Gebru (she/her)
Timnit Gebru (she/her)  ·  last month

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I've always wondered how these cars ever passed any type of safety test. RIP to the students.

"The Highway Patrol’s investigation into a November Cybertruck crash in Piedmont where three college kids died is finding two very Tesla problems: the vehicle immediately caught fire, and its doors would not open."

https://sfist.com/2025/03/11/testimony-reveals-doors-would-not-open-on-cybertruck-that-caught-fire-in-piedmont-killing-three/

C.Suthorn :prn:
C.Suthorn :prn:  ·  last month

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@timnitGebru

Before production began, Musk decided not to launch the Cybertruck in the EU because he did not want to modify it in such a way that it could pass European safety tests. For a vehicle that is not offered internationally, there are apparently only much lower requirements to be met in the USA.

Qybat
Qybat  ·  last month

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@timnitGebru This is a problem that was pointed out immediately by countless people after Elon's "thermonuclear bomb proof windows" brag and the steel ball demo. It doesn't need any great insight to realise that a car with windows designed to be utterly unbreakable is a car which makes rescue impossible. People may fear bullets more than they fear a car fire, but the fire is more likely to kill them.
peachfront
peachfront  ·  last month

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@timnitGebru

there are no safety checks, only bribes paid, when you live in an era of open public corruption

probably it makes me a bad person but i don't really care anymore if someone who paid good money to enrich a Nazi dies a fiery death in a swasticar-- it feels karmic

maybe the Neo-Nazi supporters need to invest in one of those bumper stickers from back in the old Ford Pinto days-- "Warning: Explodes on Impact"

at least it should cut down on tailgaters!!!!

The_Caretaker
The_Caretaker  ·  last month

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@timnitGebru
I hate cars. I have always said it won't be killer military robots that come to kill us like in "The Terminator"; it will be self driving cars, robotic janitors, maids, groundskeepers and AI controlled houses that will kill us. Car manufactures, dealers and drivers are almost never held accountable when their products or negligence kill people. In 2023, 40,000 people were killed by cars in the USA. #Terminator #FuckCars#Tesla#ClassWar
I’m 481 Phones
I’m 481 Phones  ·  last month

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@timnitGebru afaik, NHTSA doesn’t have a test for the doors not opening. Since they don’t apply per-manufacturer tests, I don’t think they will until another manufacturer is dumb enough to make the door handles not mechanically un-latch the doors.

Like, Cybertruck is a fantastic fit for US crashworthiness tests. Long front ends without gas engines pass frontal and offset frontal tests like a dream. The rigid body panels are perfect for side impact intrusion tests.

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