esla Cybertruck’s stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns - experts::The angular design of Tesla’s Cybertruck has safety experts concerned that the electric pickup truck’s stiff stainless-steel exoskeleton could hurt pedestrians and cyclists.

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Let’s hope they don’t bring that shit to Europe.

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There’s absolutely no way they’d get that thing homologated here.

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You know that there will be these guys who go through hoops and burn money to somehow import them.

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They can import them as much as they want (though I’d rather they didn’t), without street certification they’ll be able to drive it on private property, but not on our streets.

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You’re correct and next car I’ll buy will be a Russian tank.

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Might want a Western one, I’ve heard the Russian ones like to explode and toss their turret when hut by a Cybertruck.

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But they’re cheap…

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Does USA not have mandatory safety tests for vehicles?

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we just let the manufacturers run them themselves and tell us if they think it meets standards.

that have been caught lying numerous times before, yet nothing has changed.

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I injured my eyeballs just looking at the ugly thing.

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