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A Tesla Cybertruck crashed in Piedmont last November, killing three college students after hitting a cement wall and bursting into flames.

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) attributed the crash to intoxication and high speed but found that the victims likely died from the fire.

Testimony revealed the vehicle’s doors would not open after the crash, preventing rescue attempts. A survivor was pulled out after a bystander broke a window with a tree branch.

The CHP’s investigation into the crash remains ongoing.

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[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Probably hadn't paid the monthly subscription for the emergency door non-locking software.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 day ago

Happened in Toronto, too. Killing four.

So, when is trump getting a Tesla?

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 day ago

I bet, if they were to analyze the car's logs, they'll also find that nasty behavior in the software, where it disables all the autodrive stuff before impact, including ceasing to brake, so it can't be "blamed" for causing a wreck. (Whether or not they were using it at the time.)

[–] rational_lib@lemmy.world 55 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

But when he attempted to pull Tsukahara from that same window, Riordan testified, "I grabbed her arm to try and pull her towards me, but she retreated because of the fire."

Remember that the right wing media rushed to blame this on speeding and intoxication without mentioning that they were still alive and able to move when the vehicle was on fire. They were cooked alive inside, foreseeably and preventably, and that was covered up in a way that maximized the shame the victims' families felt. Deplorable.

[–] lori@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 day ago

The Cybertruck fans have basically just decided that because one of them was a drunk driver they don't need to think about the rest of it and it's fine that they died.

[–] Jericho_One@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

One of the worst things about this incident is that it was some teenagers and early 20s kids. College freshman that burned to death or died of inhalation while someone tried to rescue them 😢

[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

That is absolutely horrible and heartbreaking to read. I wish more people would actually understand what dangerous pieces of trash Tesla's are and quit buying them all together.

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 52 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Well, say what you want, but tesla is the only one doing something to reduce the republican voters base.

[–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

That's not true! Their battery suppliers play a big role in ensuring there's just enough contamination to get through inspect and still catch fire!

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[–] Jimius@lemmy.ml 51 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"after a bystander broke a window with a tree branch" Ah yes, the bulletproof windows that could double as submergible windows for an unspecified amount of time at an unspecified depth.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Their testing was like yeah we took the window and sobmerged it to the bottom of the bay. Of course it would survive.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 174 points 2 days ago (5 children)

This is propaganda, opening a cybertruck door is very easy.

First you bring up the "doors" menu on the console. Then tap "right door" to get to the right door sub menu. Then tap "open". If you get error "tsla3456" that means the truck is on fire. Normal cars don't recognize when they're on fire, this is a smart thing done by smart people at Tesla. So then you just go back to the "doors" menu, tap "right door" again, then "advanced" and then "overrides". Enter the error number you want to ignore in the "ignore errors" item. Now you go back to "doors", "right door" and tap "open" and the door will open easily.

Tesla even offers a free "door opening" course that's just 2 hours long to go over all of the options you have for opening your cybertruck doors. It's really the victims fault if they didn't bother to learn how to use their vehicle.

/s I fear this is needed ...

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 32 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Issue here is I'm not sure I recognize where the sarcasm is. This description of the door functioning system looks plausible to me when we talk about a Swastikar.

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (4 children)
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[–] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Are cybertrucks the new Ford Pinto?

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 95 points 2 days ago (12 children)

Imagine buying your own coffin from a Nazi.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] FreeRangeMustard@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

Baby's first bakery.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

it's a fun little inversion of the first gas chambers, where the nazis kill themselves with cars that pointedly don't make CO2

edit: who ever said that hope is dead?

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[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 49 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Who did Musk bribe to allow this ugly fucking deathtrap on the road?

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't think it's road legal in the EU. something about not passing safety tests.

[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Huh, can't imagine why they'd say that.

[–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 45 points 2 days ago (2 children)

He moved operations to Texas where regulations can get fucked and he bought the United States government and fired anyone looking into his shit. Sign up now for Neuralink! You will never get out.

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[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 23 points 2 days ago

He bought the Presidency. Not eve a bribe at this point.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 48 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But the boycott is still "illegal", you guys.

Remember when Failin' Palin was bleating about "death panels"?

[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Remember when Failin' Palin was bleating about "death panels"?

Death panel?

Oh, you mean insurance company

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[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 100 points 2 days ago (7 children)

There are cameras inside the car, it self drives... imagine if it used AI to decide if the driver was Jewish. Or queer. Or just a particular individual who might be thrown out a window were they in Russia. And it steered itself into a wall and burst into flames, destroying any internal telemetry that might tell the story.

The technology is there. The regulatory agencies that might investigate are gutted. There is nothing but the integrity of a few programmers standing in the way. Programmers whose livelihoods and perhaps admission to the US are at stake.

That feels awfully thin.

There's a fucking conspiracy theory for the nutters.

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 58 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (17 children)

imagine if it used AI to decide if the driver was Jewish. Or queer. Or just a particular individual who might be thrown out a window were they in Russia. And it steered itself into a wall and burst into flames, destroying any internal telemetry that might tell the story.

That's basically how the plot of Upload kicks off, and when I realized "holy crap, that's totally possible".

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[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Thank god the windows are so easy to break for the one survivor.

[–] Baguette@lemm.ee 35 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Reminder that a seatbelt cutter and glass breaker is a good investment, especially in cars like this.

[–] lori@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

A car like this isn't a safe choice to begin with so step one is don't get into one of these.

[–] affenlehrer@feddit.org 19 points 2 days ago

Maybe a good thing that the glass isn't actually bullet proof

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[–] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 51 points 2 days ago (3 children)

...they broke the window with a tree branch?

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 68 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (10 children)

It's bullet proof, not pointed stick proof.

/s needed apparently

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[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 46 points 2 days ago (2 children)

But there's emergency latches!

They're just hidden somewhere in the doors and you need the owner's manual to figure out where they are...

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (2 children)

...And the owners manual is probably digital and accessed via the infotainment system. (Shout-out to the fuckers at Ford who did this.)

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 15 points 2 days ago

That should be illegal, Jesus.

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[–] snuggledick@lemm.ee 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not suggesting anything of course, but Trump just bought himself a Tesla and if he really really wanted to help Musk improve Tesla's image…

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The swastikar goes from 0 to 1939 in 4 seconds. When the ad says that, it means it. Complete nazi experience. Ovens included.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago (11 children)

Ok this has happened like 5 times now, how tf are these allowed

[–] NotLemming@lemm.ee 32 points 2 days ago
  1. Elon musk is very rich.
  2. Elon musk is doing favours for the cult leader who is also president
[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Well, the government organization that allowed consumers to complain, get the money back along with a settlement, and have the product recalled, was recently "fed into a wood chipper" by the guy who makes the cybertrucks.

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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 37 points 2 days ago (12 children)

Why are these cars even allowed to be purchased? Does America not have road safety standards? Can anyone just make a car and as long as it has headlights and seatbelts sell it to people?

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[–] Treetrimmer@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Who gets a self-driving car only to drive it drunk?

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