Tesla said on Tuesday it was recalling most Cybertrucks in the United States over issues with their windshield wipers and exterior trim.
Again?
How many recalls do they have to do before all profit from cybertruck sales has evaporated?
I finally saw one in real life. On the highway. It’s shocking how aggressively dumb they look in person. Photos don’t do it justice. It seriously looks like a giant unrendered N64… thing.
Just saw a Wankpanzer for the first time last Friday and I agree. It is ugly and anyone who fell for this scam deserves every ounce of derision they receive.
From the article: “Tesla began delivering the Blade Runner-inspired truck in November 2023”
Me: Fuck you. That is an insult to Syd Mead’s legacy.
…you don’t think it looks like a vehicle from Blade Runner?
Have you … ever watched Blade Runner?
…yes? Have you?
I have too, it’s a very good movie
I guess it vaguely looks like this one in terms of the large flat plane in the front. Though it’s blade runner, so it’s all grungy like pieces are falling off and it’s all rusted and junk. Wait maybe cyber truck was inspired by bladeunner.
Doesn’t look much like a lot of other cars in the movie though.
I mean (assuming thats the author idk) he was imagining a dystopian world, so this is a compliment in my book.
Syd Mead was a concept artist. Blade Runner was based on a short story by Philip K Dick called “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”
Non-functioning wipers could increase the risk of a crash in wet weather
I would bet money musk tried to argue wipers were unrelated to safety
So wait, they’ve gone from getting wet and having the bumpers fall off to getting wet and then instantly crashing?
I’m not sure that’s an actual improvement.
The funniest thing about the Cybertruck is the windshield wiper. Not only does it ruin the science fiction ascetic by breaking up the flat surfaces, it breaks up the primary surface with a dumb squeegee arm. It’s also a little reminder that not only were the first wipers invented in 1903, but that they were fitted to electric vehicles.
I think they used one huge wiper in an attempt to make it look innovative by just by virtue of being unusual.
It’s almost like they’re a bad car.
Almost like using a single giant wiper is a bad idea
Bbbbbbbut it looks cool!
I seem to recall that Mercedes did it without incident.
I don’t think the Mercedes ones are 1.22m long.
Pretty sure Koenigsegg does too.
They probably spend more money on engineering and use better parts.
“Failures of the wiper motor shouldn’t come as a surprise,” said Sam Abuelsamid, an analyst at Guidehouse Insights.
“This is the largest individual wiper ever used on a light duty vehicle with a 4-foot-long (1.22 meter) blade. That exceptional long lever arm puts a lot of stress on the motor and there have been a lot of anecdotal reports popping up since early in production of failures,” he said, adding that the overall build quality of the Cybertruck is “quite poor.”
