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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Breezes Up Obstacle Where Tesla Cybe... by 1-6 on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @06:13PM (#38283825)
It looks like an OTA (aka Recall) update will fix the traction on the Cybertruck.
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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Breezes Up Obstacle Where Tesla Cybe... by csours on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @06:19PM (#38283843)
Hah, probably not the traction, but they can change the wheel slip algo
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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Breezes Up Obstacle Where Tesla Cybe... by whalesalad on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @06:52PM (#38284082)
Without a mechanical locking mechanism at each axle you’re gonna suffer here. Pseudo “locking” can sometimes work with brakes being applied to the slipping wheel but off road that kinda goes out the window.
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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Breezes Up Obstacle Where Tesla Cybe... by brucethemoose2 on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @07:06PM (#38284198)
...Would they really ship a premium truck without a locking diff?
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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning Breezes Up Obstacle Where Tesla Cybe... by whalesalad on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @07:11PM (#38284236)
Looks like there is a heated debate on the Rivian forum about this. https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/quad-motor-vs-loc...

Lightning does have a locker although it’s hard to find details on how it works.

Cyber truck has two motors in the rear (one for each wheel) so ostensibly it could behave like a locker.

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