cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3895697

cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/technology@lemmy.world/t/384191

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

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If Elon is saying that sub-ten micron accuracy is necessary, that tells me that a quarter inch is probably fine.

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Yes, let’s design a metal car that has to sit out in the sun during a global warming crisis within a small margin of error because heat won’t warp the shit out of that car. It’ll look like microwaved cling film after a single summer afternoon.

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5 points

The pedestrian slayer 9000

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