Tesla is facing issues with the bare metal construction of the Cybertruck, which Elon Musk warned was as tricky to do as making Lego bricks

Tesla is facing issues with the bare metal construction of the Cybertruck, which Elon Musk warned was as tricky to do as making Lego bricks

  • Lianodel@ttrpg.networkEnglish
    952·
    10 months ago

    Due to the nature of Cybertruck, which is made of bright metal with mostly straight edges, any dimensional variation shows up like a sore thumb.​

    It sounds to me like the reasonable conclusion to draw from this would be to modify the design of the car. I’d also assume you don’t need tolerances to be the same for literally all parts inside and out. I’d also think that, if the car looks that bad if things are 10 or more microns out of place, these cars are going to age terribly after regular use.

    But what do I know? If I were smart, I’d be rich, right? And Elon is so rich, he must be a genius!

      • Raxiel@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        10 months ago

        They are, and that undoubtedly gets under his sub micron thick skin, which is why he’s going overboard about it with this.

    • Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.comEnglish
      191·
      10 months ago

      Yeah heat that mf up on a sunny day vs a cold day lol what an idiot.

      It’s not like “accuracies” doesn’t add up either ha ha what a genius.

      • Death_Equity@lemmy.worldEnglish
        14·
        10 months ago

        Usually car makers solve the expansion and contraction using glue, curves, and trim to deal with expansion and contraction.

        The cybertruck has no curves and not much trim, the glue would have to be very flexible, which would lead to separation.

        I am going to bet that we will see cybertruck with panels flying off or flapping at highway speeds not long after release.

        • Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.comEnglish
          4·
          10 months ago

          Oh yes, I’m all with you here, either make a frame and stick the “panels” to it individually (probably good if you make a cheap tank vehicle or something IDK) or make a chassis that take the deformation forces and distribute them as evenly as possible.

          My bet is they have him as a stupid publicity monkey drawing attention to Tesla, cybortryck etc (I mean all publicity is good right?) and away from bad things like Tesla didnt self drive end 2019(?) and still doesn’t, child labour, … etc

    • Edgelord_Of_Tomorrow@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      10 months ago

      The awkward moment where you sit on the car watching the sunset with your sweetheart and the next day your stainless steel car is bent.