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AUSTIN (KXAN) — According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Tesla Inc. reported its first Cybercab crash in September. In the NHTSA report, Tesla said its Cybercab was damaged after it drove 5 mph into a large pothole filled with water. The Cybercab had a safety monitor in the vehicle and no passengers were present at the time. Telsa unveiled the Cybercab on Sept. 3.

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/nhtsa-tesla-reports-its-1st-cybercab-crash-in-september/

    • FnordPrefect [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      17·
      8 days ago

      Interviewer: So what happened in this case?
      melon-musk : Well the front axle fell off in this case, by all means, but it’s very unusual.

      Interviewer: But Elon why did the front axle of the car fall off?
      melon-musk: Well it hit a pothole.

      Interviewer: It hit a pothole?
      melon-musk: The car hit a pothole.

      Interviewer: Is that unusual?
      melon-musk: Oh yeah! On Amerikkkan roads? Chance in a million!

  • EstraDoll [she/her, he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    22·
    7 days ago

    Telsa spending 8.2 squambillion dollars designing a car that automatically drives into a pothole when i could have done the same thing with a $1.50 tall boy of steel reserve from grocery outlet smh my head

    • EatMoreMacroplastics [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
      7·
      7 days ago

      Given that they mention it was a “large, water-filled” pothole, my guess is that it’s a similar situation to cybertrucks getting bricked when you drive them through a car wash, but somehow even more stupid.

      • chgxvjh [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        6·
        7 days ago

        Sometimes they include irrelevant details. A car that can’t get even a little bit wet sounds even worse than a car that falls apart when you hit a large pothole. Either way pretty ridiculous.

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      6·
      7 days ago

      It’s all fun and games on earth. But imagine being an astronaut in a Elon spacecraft heading towards Mars. You’ve passed the point of no return when you learn Elon told the engineers to use plain old earth glue because it was cheaper and good enough. But the best estimates are the ship will have a rapid unscheduled disassembly before it lands. Also - Elon won’t anybody say a word even as text to their loved ones. Damn “pothole”.

      Sorry. It was going to be a silly joke but it got grim.