What sort of engineering standards are these Cybertrucks built to?

Oh, very rigorous engineering standards. The wheels aren't supposed to fall off for a start.

janderson215 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Can’t be made out of cardboard either.

The Front Fell Off: https://youtu.be/3m5qxZm_JqM?si=DprOulmmDK-H76LX

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		I saw the title of the post, and I knew somebody would have referenced it.
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		We’ve taken it outside the environment
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Leonard_of_Q 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Same standards as e.g.

2026

Audi Q8 e-tron:

"Popular electric car recalled due to brake pedal problem" [1]

A problem with a "screw connection" (unclear whether this is a mounting screw or it serves some other purpose) can cause the brake pedal to malfunction.

or, in 2024

Audi Q4 e-tron, Volkswagen ID.3, ID.4, ID.5 and ID.7:

"Dangerous error in popular electric cars: brakes can cease functioning" [2]

It says that the ABS pump could drop off which would cause brake fluid to leak out which in turn causes the brakes to cease functioning.

[1] https://carup.se/popular-elbil-aterkallas-for-fel-pa-bromspe... (Swedish)

[2] https://nyheter24.se/nyheter/motor/1296418-farliga-felet-i-p... (Swedish)

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raverbashing an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

> Audi Q4 e-tron, Volkswagen ID.3, ID.4, ID.5 and ID.7:

> "Dangerous error in popular electric cars: brakes can cease functioning" [2]

> It says that the ABS pump could drop off

Using a mechanical ABS in an electric car might be part of the problem

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formerly_proven an hour ago | parent [-]

As opposed to thoughts and prayers-based ABS?

	▲	Tanoc an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Some cars are going with entirely electrically actuated brakes, either inboard on on-hub, compared to the E-Tron which uses traditional hydraulically actuated brakes. One uses an electric motor to wind something to tighten the spring clip by pulling it that then pushes the pads to the rotor and the other uses pressure to overcome the spring by pushing the spring to compress it and push the pads to the rotor. I'm guessing Audi didn't go with entirely electric brakes because they have a reputation for being harsh and difficult to modulate with the pedal, and Audi is supposed to be both a luxury and sport brand where pedal feel is important.
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		No, just any combination of electric regenerative braking combined with electrically controlled brakes. It is an electric car after all

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HarHarVeryFunny an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Well, the wheels may fall off, the body panels may fall off (weak glue), but the rest of it is OK right? Well, apart from the bulletproof glass?

So worst case you're rolling down the road on a chassis with no body panels, except you're not really rolling if the wheels fall off.

Hmm.. good job we're not letting in those cheap Chinese EV's and sticking to this top quality homemade stuff.

	▲	ChoGGi 27 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		And the hitch might fall off when towing over a pot hole.

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layer8 23 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

At least they aren’t using Full Self Engineering (yet).

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DarkNova6 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI_Jl5WFQkA

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Extropy_ 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48064334

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mentalgear 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> What sort of engineering standards are these Cybertrucks built to?

'Vibe-Engineering'

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jeffwask 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The original vibe engineering

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DonHopkins 19 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Blame it on a loose nut behind the steering wheel.

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cmxch 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

And they’ll probably just tow the recalled trucks outside the environment.

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joshstrange 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Into another environment?

	▲	ianschmitz an hour ago \| parent [-]
		No, no, no. it’s been towed beyond the environment, it’s not in the environment

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crest 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

To the ones of people who like to move fast and break things.

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colechristensen 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It looks like they were designed by a disruptive startup unburdened by the history and experience of designing and building cars.

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cogman10 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

It was super delayed and I think that's because they couldn't execute in all the ways they promised they would. The final product is very rushed and pretty different from the initial promises. I think they got into "Let's just ship SOMETHING" mode as the delays were getting insane.

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garyfirestorm 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

‘We threw the rule book out of the window’

	▲	tech4all 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Also worked very well for the Oceangate Titan submersible.

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raverbashing 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> “brake rotor stud holes may crack and allow the stud to separate from the wheel hub.”

Possible

While mechanical failures can happen in all companies, that do sounds like an inexperienced design (maybe from Tesla, maybe from a partner?)

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7e 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

A 23 year old startup.

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Hamuko an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

The same engineering standards as other Teslas are.

Meanwhile, about 63% of Tesla Model Ys failed their first mandatory inspection in Finland. The Tesla Model 3 did a bit better at 59% of cars failing their first inspection for the same model year. However, they're faring a lot worse than the third worst car, the Dacia Duster, at 23%, or other EVs like the Volkswagen ID.4 at 6%.

https://www.hs.fi/visio/art-2000011988306.html