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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by donjoe on Friday November 29, 2019 @08:40PM (#21667954)
I think this car will seriously hurt the car insurance industry. Just imagine a car that cannot get scratches and/or mailbox dents which cost thousands of dollars in repair by simply... not colouring the car and making the surface more scratch-resistant. Awesome!

As a fellow bike-communter myself I had exactly the same thoughts regarding pedestrian safety though.

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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by inferiorhuman on Friday November 29, 2019 @09:04PM (#21668047)
Just imagine a car that cannot get scratches and/or mailbox dents which cost thousands of dollars in repair by simply...

Consider that the reason that the windows shattered in the demo was that the dent proof doors transmitted sufficient force to the base of the window to weaken it. I'm sure the insurance industry will price coverage appropriately.

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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by RKearney on Friday November 29, 2019 @10:02PM (#21668249)
> Consider that the reason that the windows shattered in the demo was that the dent proof doors transmitted sufficient force to the base of the window to weaken it.

I don't believe that for a second, considering the rear window shattered as well and was not hit by the sledge hammer.

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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by inferiorhuman on Friday November 29, 2019 @10:08PM (#21668273)
Take it up with Musk.

https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Elon-Musk-Tesla-s-Cy...

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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by RKearney on Friday November 29, 2019 @10:12PM (#21668284)
I'm aware of what he said to save face. However, if you believe the window broke because a completely different door was hit than I have a bridge to sell you.
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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by lonelappde on Saturday November 30, 2019 @07:20PM (#21672948)
If you hit something, the momentum has to get dispersed somewhere. If the hammer didn't suffer, the car did.
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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by trickstra on Friday November 29, 2019 @11:52PM (#21668597)
I don't often get hit by a steel ball, but I do see many jeeps with cracked windscreens because replacing them after every little flying stone is too much of a hassle.
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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by tehwebguy on Friday November 29, 2019 @08:58PM (#21668023)
People try very hard to avoid using their insurance for small things, everyone is terrified of their rates going up.

Cybertruck might not need comprehensive or uninsured motorist coverage but it looks like it would annihilate anything it hits. You’ll want plenty of bodily injury, collision, property damage and PIP.

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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by Mountain_Skies on Friday November 29, 2019 @09:02PM (#21668040)
Wonder if laser etching the Cybertruck will become a popular way of personalizing the vehicle.
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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by analog31 on Friday November 29, 2019 @09:58PM (#21668241)
The DeLorean had a bare stainless body. People discovered that unpainted stainless is really hard to keep looking nice. Owners of stainless kitchen appliances know this too. There was a fairly decent aftermarket for getting your DeLorean painted.
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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by sjg007 on Friday November 29, 2019 @10:54PM (#21668413)
Yep and it scratches readily and easily...
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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by zaroth on Friday November 29, 2019 @09:20PM (#21668106)
More likely vinyl wrap. There are already companies announcing various options for this. And because Cybertruck isn't curved, the wrap is much easier to apply.
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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by xiphias2 on Friday November 29, 2019 @10:48PM (#21668392)
Elon already promised black matte color as an option as lots of people prefer to have some coloring.
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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by ghettoimp on Friday November 29, 2019 @11:05PM (#21668445)
It would look bad-ass in that phanta black.
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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by marcusjt on Saturday November 30, 2019 @02:08AM (#21668947)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vantablack
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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by Fjolsvith on Saturday November 30, 2019 @08:35AM (#21669892)
Right. I was in the Air Force back in the late 80's and had a '64 Chevy pickup I painted flat black, and then stenciled in red lettering all over it. Had "Danger, Air Intake" on the front bumper, "No Step" above each wheel well, "Fuel Port" by the gas cap. Put an American Flag bumper sticker up on the rear corner of both sides of the bed.

Had "Stealth Bomber" in red on the door panels.

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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by Mountain_Skies on Friday November 29, 2019 @09:37PM (#21668173)
Ugh, I can envision led panels being attached to it for rolling advertising.
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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by o-__-o on Friday November 29, 2019 @09:57PM (#21668238)
Someone hasn't been to vegas yet
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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by imtringued on Saturday November 30, 2019 @04:56AM (#21669321)
Painting a car door cost me more than a brand new door. Replacing whole parts is cheap. It's the labor costs that are expensive.
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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by lonelappde on Saturday November 30, 2019 @07:22PM (#21672953)
How much? A luxury car door costs $10K+
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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by Fjolsvith on Saturday November 30, 2019 @08:32AM (#21669882)
Maybe not when the autodrive feature reduces the number of accidents to a pittance of what manually driven cars cause.
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