"I just can't see the front of the car".
Oh yeah, this will work out great.
Elon designed it himself, didn't he?
- No door handles, press a button and pull the metal railing to open the door
- No rear-view mirror, use the console to see what's behind you
- Your driving speed is no longer in front of the steering wheel, it's in the console
- Your glove box doesn't have a manual latch, dig into settings to open the glove box
- The gear shifter is in the console or above you
Seems like Elon went full contrarian when designing the car.
- no door handles
- driving speed on center console
- glove box controlled by console
- gear shift not in-between driver/passenger
Contrarian I guess.... but not bad
Also "no rear view mirror" - it was clearly stated in the video that is only for the production test model and real production models will have rear and side view mirrors.
Which does seem unfortunate to me.
Certain Fiats in the 1980s had an arrangement where, rather than a door handle, you'd push a button and the door would pop open. It is... not a car feature I would necessarily have expected to reappear in 2023.
> Oh yeah, this will work out great.
It seems to me that the Cybertruck has less of a blind spot in front of the hood than F-150. The "not seeing the front" is actually hinting at this, it's below the field of vision. The hood angles down agressively vs. huge
Large trucks/SUVs are infamous for poor pedestrian visibility right in front.
Edit: this graphic (https://cdn.carbuzz.com/gallery-images/1600/1140000/800/1140...) comes to mind.
Also, can you imagine the cost of that as a consumable that should usually be replaced every month or three?
2. Wiper blades normally last longer than that
3. I still hate everything about that car