It’s actually kind of problematic, since tempered glass is an important safety feature in cars. It’s strong and resists impacts, but when hit with the right kind of tool will shatter into small ‘cubes’ that don’t have sharp and dangerous shards. Without safety glass it’s much harder to rescue people that are trapped in a vehicle, you basically have to hammer on the shatterproof glass for several minutes which you might not have if the car is sinking in water, near a fire, exposed to dangerous chemical spills, etc.
Honestly, I don’t think that design for ‘cybertruck’ would be approved by US regulatory standards.
North American trucks in general are death on four wheels for pedestrians, cyclists etc. The tall vertical leading edges hit pedestrians in the hip and torso and then toss them under the wheels.
In the EU there’s regulations about this stuff, designed to ensure that people are hit (ideally not hit at all, but you know what I mean) in the legs and thrown up onto the hood. Plus regulations about spacing underneath the hood to the hard engine components which allows for a certain amount of cushioning deformity when the victim hits the hood. Would love to see that sort of thing regulated in North America but not a chance in hell of it happening.
Yeah that seems like a very important safety feature. Any idea why Tesla went against that to a shatter proof glass? It’s not like this is a presidential suv or something
Any idea why Tesla went against that to a shatter proof glass?
Because Elon Musk is a manchild who thought it was cool and forced his engineers to entertain his idea? The entire design of the Cybertruck just screams “someone high up had a shitty idea and told engineering they had a month to figure out how to make it real without any regard for rules or regulations”.
It’s actually kind of problematic, since tempered glass is an important safety feature in cars. It’s strong and resists impacts, but when hit with the right kind of tool will shatter into small ‘cubes’ that don’t have sharp and dangerous shards. Without safety glass it’s much harder to rescue people that are trapped in a vehicle, you basically have to hammer on the shatterproof glass for several minutes which you might not have if the car is sinking in water, near a fire, exposed to dangerous chemical spills, etc. Honestly, I don’t think that design for ‘cybertruck’ would be approved by US regulatory standards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempered_glass#Uses
It’s also pointy as fuck. Mobile guillotine.
North American trucks in general are death on four wheels for pedestrians, cyclists etc. The tall vertical leading edges hit pedestrians in the hip and torso and then toss them under the wheels.
In the EU there’s regulations about this stuff, designed to ensure that people are hit (ideally not hit at all, but you know what I mean) in the legs and thrown up onto the hood. Plus regulations about spacing underneath the hood to the hard engine components which allows for a certain amount of cushioning deformity when the victim hits the hood. Would love to see that sort of thing regulated in North America but not a chance in hell of it happening.
Yeah that seems like a very important safety feature. Any idea why Tesla went against that to a shatter proof glass? It’s not like this is a presidential suv or something
Because Elon Musk is a manchild who thought it was cool and forced his engineers to entertain his idea? The entire design of the Cybertruck just screams “someone high up had a shitty idea and told engineering they had a month to figure out how to make it real without any regard for rules or regulations”.
Ever see that Simpsons episode where Homer gets to design a car? Always reminds me of that.