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What's your opinion on the Tesla Cybertruck? + Launch Event Video
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Thread: What's your opinion on the Tesla Cybertruck? + Launch Event Video
One of Putin's closest allies showed off a Tesla Cybertruck equipped with a machine gun and suggested it could be used in Ukraine
Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia's Chechnya region, flaunted the Tesla Cybertruck in a post on Telegram and suggested it was destined for Ukraine.
www.businessinsider.com
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Saw one of these in the wild last Friday. So bizarre looking
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It looks best on a rainy/foggy day. Very sci-fi
It sold nearly as much as all other EV trucks combined
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Tesla sold more Cybertrucks than almost all other EV trucks combined
Cybertruck secured sales.
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J-Roderton
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FYI it's the first production vehicle with steer by wire which other companies are starting to copy.
This makes it easier to drive than any other vehicle. It's a true game changer.
I'm still in love with the thing and I've bought almost all accessories out for the thing. Underseat storage, cybertent, storage bins, dog seat cover, spare tire and frunk netting. Tesla has made a killing from accessories alone and I know I'm not the only one buying them.
I used the truck for the first time last weekend to move some furniture. Truck did great and very surprising at how much stuff actually fits in the truck. Truly an engineering marvel.
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I've seen a handful of them now, not sure why someone would want one. Easily the most hideous vehicle on the road these days
So FSD just dropped for the CyberTruck. This is my first time experiencing FSD but what the fuck. It is incredible. Truly living in the future and I will never buy another vehicle without it.
Wife and I woke up early to go get breakfast 15 minutes away. 0 disengagement there and back. The world ain't ready man.
Wife and I woke up early to go get breakfast 15 minutes away. 0 disengagement there and back. The world ain't ready man.
I'd be interested to see your updated impressions after living with FSD for a couple months. The videos I watched showed the driver not feeling very confident in sketchy situations and taking over control. That was a while ago, so it probably improved since then, but I imagine it's not anywhere near perfect yet.
I will keep you updated but I know they have improved it drastically from a technical standpoint. They launched end-to-end for cities in January which has already gotten better over the substantial releases. Many people driving for hours without intervention now a days.
End-to-end for highways was launched today with the most recent update for Cybertruck. I have only used it in town but I will try it on the highways this weekend.
Even with what I have seen now it is mind blowing. Went through two school zones and across several heavily used intersections and it handled it like nothing.
J-Roderton
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I really hate driving and think full self driving isn't just good for me, but good for everyone.
The average person is genuinely retarded, and that's the most common driver you will find on the road. People shouldn't even be allowed to control these death boxes anymore.
I can't wait for a full self-driving future where I'm not risking my life to retards and alcoholics just getting from A to B.
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Would be nice to have different classes of Drivers licenses, like Germany has.
One level would be for those who can drive Manual. Second level would be for those who can drive Automatic. Third would be for cattle in self driving cars.
If there was a dedicated lane that only self-driving cars could use, I'd go ahead and be another idiot overpaying for a Tesla. And if it was truly segmented, then self driving cars could be on a AI-controlled network that knows of every car on the road and can manage speeds and trajectories, so you could theoretically have everyone driving 140mph and still be safer than what we have now.
The system would know exactly what my path is, could tell another car where I'll be in the future, and can slot cars onto the freeway and all that for us. So there we are all speeding around like maniacs with crashes being a rare instance we can't believe we accepted as a common event in the past.
But nah..."making horrible choices at 80mph is my right as an American!!"
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I argue that the more expensive license should be for Manual drivers, including length of time before you get licensed.. Just hand out liability licenses for the self drivers.
That way, actual drivers get to enjoy the drive and everyone else do get their own lanes. I mentioned Germany for a reason. They have the most stringent laws to be able to drive on the Audobahn and they charge your insurance based on the hp of the car in addition to other VAT and taxes.
The point is, in order to drive a manual, you need to have the best education and time to fully understand how to maneuver on roadways safely. The way the US hands out licenses to people who don't even speak English much less know how to handle modern cars, which essentially drives itself, is my consternation. I still don't understand how people can flip front wheel drive sedans, but they do.
Yes, driving 80+ mph with as much hp as I can afford is my right as an American. It is called freedom.
Mooove over cattle.
I really do like that in theory. The manual license is more expensive and requires more education and practice, and therefore, taking it more seriously. So the drivers on the road will be of a higher quality in general.
Because yes, I totally agree, in the US you have these retards (often women) who fail the test like 3 times. The instructor gets tired of seeing them there, so they get more lenient on the rules/expectations. Kinda like the military letting women in who can't actually pass the physical tests. So we have all these drivers on the road who realistically should have continued failing the exam.
My whole self-driving thing is for a future, and not for the immediate present or shortly after, but I just unfortunately think humans can't be trusted to do this on their own anymore. Sure, the non-retards get screwed a little bit, but overall we end up looking back shocked that we ever let regular people drive.
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I will always have a manual car in my stable. One built by me that has no nanny state recording or shut off via remote control. I am not complacent.
My goal is to know how to circumvent the controls and updates from Tesla eventually. Right now I am not worried because of Elon but if he gets ousted who knows what backdoors they are going to build into the systems.
I also have intentions of getting a classic ICE vehicle one day to have just in case. No electronics in it at all.
On the topic of self driving... I am a terrible driver and I can admit it. I daydream way to often instead of being present fully when driving. I have never been in a major accident but had some close calls. The sad thing is I know I am no where near the worst drivers on the road. Having FSD will save countless lives in the future and I am stoked to see it finally become real.
Yeah, we're all human. It's not like we fly our own planes to get to grandma's house for christmas with the family. We're all flawed and prone to mistakes, but we've got people texting while moving at 45mph+ and doing all kinds of stupid shit.
Most people can't even handle the "responsibility" of being the first car in the line waiting for the green left turn arrow. They have to be honked at to get them to stop reading Reddit and start moving their fucking car.
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I have ACC and I was scared as shit at first and now I am totally used to it and don't sweat approaching a car.
It makes me really want FSD. When I have LKA and ACC on the highway and the car basically drives itself I really want to take it up the next level and have self driving. I can imagine the first few times you are shitting bricks but eventually you learn to trust the car.
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I personally don't like the Cybertruck. I see it riding around town. There's a few of them around here. It just looks like an asset that failed to load whenever we come across them in the city.
I'd still want one (for free) but I wonder how the people are feeling who bought one who can't quite actually afford it. Like do these people have a $900 monthly payment for their car and they're washing dead bugs off the front before the stains set in, and they're thinking oh fuck what did I just do??
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I would probably buy one, as in I don't object to the idea. But there are other cars I would rather have.
BlackDow
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After containing that blast. I still think it's crap. But I respect the toughness of it.
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I like it, but I'm a fucking weirdo. Unfortunately I've seen too many videos of Cybertrucks getting fucked up when a vehicle shouldn't to ever actually want one.
When my 2008 Ford Focus finally dies I'll likely get either a Polaris Slingshot, or an Aptera if the fuckers ever go into full production.
When my 2008 Ford Focus finally dies I'll likely get either a Polaris Slingshot, or an Aptera if the fuckers ever go into full production.
lmao we drive basically the same car
I keep waiting for mine to fall apart so I can justify having a car payment again. I'm at 11 years without a car payment
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Every few years something breaks, I pay $500 or so to have it fixed, and I revel in the lack of a monthly car payment. Does it look like a pile of shit on its last legs, yes, but it gets me to work.lmao we drive basically the same car
I keep waiting for mine to fall apart so I can justify having a car payment again. I'm at 11 years without a car payment
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These china cars are crazy.
People still bust out the copium derp derp they will break or derp derp China makes knock off.
China cars are only getting better and better. If China could enter the NA market they would dominate.