A Rubberized Cybertruck Is Plowing Through European Pedestrian Safety Rules
A Rubberized Cybertruck Is Plowing Through European Pedestrian Safety Rules
Tesla’s troubled electric pickup is illegal in Europe, yet somehow a barely modified model has found a way to get licensed. A group of European transport organizations claim this ride could spell disaster.
So, the EU banned these trucks because they present a danger to pedestrians, and someone modded one with rubberized bumpers to get it registered. That's it. That's the story.
the EU banned
No. The EU has not done anything regarding this car or this model.
The EU is just having rules that have made the drivers licenses and the registration process comparable and somewhat similar in it's member countries, and to let cars from the other member countries drive on their roads.
The article tells about some of these rules, but it mixes it up with the bedtime stories from this Euro-NCAP guy so that you could get many wrong ideas.
It couldn't be banned because it was never approved in the first place
But it's yet another opportunity to post a comment about how much we hate cybertrucks and the people who own them, so up it goes!
There is no overlap in the venn diagram of people who want a Cybertruck and people who consider pedestrian safety when buying a personal vehicle.
Actually, is there anyone that makes vehicle purchasing decisions considering pedestrian safety scores?
No, because no one intends to hit a pedestrian with the car they are buying. That’s why we need to mandate safer vehicles, not trust people to factor that in as they look for a car.
I say build in spring loaded spikes that impale the driver in the event of a collision with a pedestrian. Since the cyber truck pretty much has that facing the pedestrians, if the driver is faced with the threat as well maybe they'll be more careful with their driving.
I’d say auto stop features and multiple camera views on reverse are a good selling point of a car. I certainly regret not getting the overhead camera view on the vehicle I purchased (and the blind spot indicators which don’t apply to pedestrians).
I’d also like to see the infra-red windshield overlays make it out of the prototype stage. This night vision/heat vision feature helps to alert you to deer, dogs, wildlife, and those dumb asses that insist on walking down the road at night in dark clothing in my neighborhood.
Systematic problems require systematic solutions
no one intends to hit a pedestrian with the car they are buying
pssh, speak for yourself
You need to meet the right people.
Parents, maybe? They are usually so concerned about children's safety, whether that's their kids or someone else's.
No, most parents will consider vehicle safety for their kids, airbag effects on toddlers, scoring on side impacts, etc... and don't give two shits about other people's kids.
Doesn't the existence of this modded truck prove that statement wrong? Because I'm pretty sure you made the only statement explicitly refuted by the existence of this truck.
Congratulations?
It's not actually any safer, they taped thin rubber strips over the exposed edges. Someone's friends with an inspector who played dumb, me thinks.
If I see one in europe im going to vandalize it.
We didn’t need your f150’s and we don’t need this. If you love american cars so much just fucking move you complex filled husk of a man.
Article sucks. Buried the lead that so few of these trucks are registered that they are individual exemptions for them. Just like how you can build your own car from the ground up and get it registered.
crazy that the cybertruck is legal in the US while
is illegal there.
i don't understand.
Easy, domestic auto producers bribe politicians to make it illegal for foreign automakers to compete in the US because if it were alllowed, domestic automakers would get destroyed.
I don't think it would be difficult to get the IMV up to compliance with US regulations. If they're selling it in Mexico, it'll be required to have airbags. The hood looks long enough to have engineered in proper crumpling in a crash. Things like backup cameras might require a little bit of retooling, but that's not actually super expensive compared to the other expenses of officially bringing it in: the 25% import tax, a parts and service network, etc.
So it's a business decision not to even try to get it into the U.S., informed by those regulations.
In contrast, something like a kei truck wouldn't be easy to get street legal as a new car in the US: no crumple zone and higher center of gravity are more fundamental safety issues that can't easily be engineered around.
In contrast, something like a kei truck wouldn't be easy to get street legal as a new car in the US: no crumple zone and higher center of gravity are more fundamental safety issues that can't easily be engineered around.
Meanwhile every landscaper is buying brand new Isuzu trucks that are just larger version of kei trucks. The reason they arent legal isnt saftey, but it would eat into the profits of the big 3.
Chicken tax 2.5
I don't think they need transportation all that much, just look at their cars :)
I haven’t read wired in a few years, and it looks like I haven’t missed anything.
Wow. Such a confused writer. Such a terrible post.
I love the dacia spring mentioned in the article 😍 most price efficient car out there 😁 it is lightweight and max power is just enough 👌🏻
Too bad it's ugly.
Uglier than the Cybertruck? I don't think so.
🤣as if I would care how a car looks 😅 what does it change? You see it from the inside, mostly. And personally I don’t think it is ugly, so your statement is wrong. You may say you think it is ugly which is an opinion that anyone is allowed to have. Saying it is ugly is said as fact, which is not possible for ugly/beautiful, since those can not be scientifically measured.
Wow that looks like a generic imitation car from a video game or low budget movie that can't afford to licence real cars.
Also its performance is something else.. Power 45 bhp, top speed 78 mph, max range 140 miles, 0-60 19 seconds. Kudos to Dacia, I didn't know it was even possible to make an electric car that slow.
You know not everyone needs to accelerate to 100km/h in less than 5 seconds. The car for its asking price is fine. It is a nice car for someone who is living in a small city and needs it for occasional errands.
You know not everyone can afford and/or need 40-50K cars.
I think 78 mph is about 130 km/h? If so, it is max speed allowed here and I have no money to pay for speeding 🤷🏻 best prevention: having a car not able to speed 😂🫢i lost so much money with my last car..