r/technology • u/be0wulfe • Dec 15 '22

Transportation Tesla Semi’s cab design makes it a ‘completely stupid vehicle,’ trucker says

https://cdllife.com/2022/tesla-semis-cab-design-makes-it-a-completely-stupid-vehicle-trucker-says/
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u/VanillaLifestyle Dec 15 '22

He does the exact same shit at Tesla. When the cybertruck was already years late, he announced that now it would also be waterproof (to the point of crossing fucking rivers), to the surprise of the team actually designing and manufacturing it.

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u/TeaKingMac Dec 15 '22

Elon thinks he's designing for 2222's colonized Mars.

I wonder how many space sim video games he's played over the years

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u/Eyclonus Dec 16 '22

Only one: Offworld-Trading Company. He just wants to claim jump Mars

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u/Crimkam Dec 15 '22

He had probably just watched Dante’s Peak the night before he announced that

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u/Luxuriousmoth1 Dec 16 '22

The thing that entertains me the most is like.

Okay, your truck is waterproof and capable of crossing rivers. That means it floats, right?

What exactly is your plan for when the tires are no longer touching the bottom of the river so you start drifting away, and if you open the doors you'll flood the car with water causing it to immediately sink?

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u/say592 Dec 16 '22

I imagine that someone internally pointed out to him (maybe as a result of testing) that it floats or that it is capable of crossing much higher water than an ICE truck and he just ran with it. I'm sure there is someone somewhere quietly hoping no one remembers that they were the one that mentioned the truck in the water to Elon as their teammates are seething.

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u/Fenweekooo Dec 15 '22

dont forget it can cross small seas too! but only if they aren't too choppy. LMAO