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Tesla issues 5th recall for the new Cybertruck within a year, the latest due to rearview camera (abcnews.go.com)

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[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There's no failsafe? Jesus.

[–] lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Nope, the steering wheel has no mechanical connection to the wheels. There's not even a mechanical emergency brake, that needs to be done electrically too.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Well that's disconcerting.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

*parking brake not emergency brake. Most of these ratchet down and wouldn't be very useful in an emergency since they'd just cause your rear wheels to lock up and lose traction.

[–] lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

If your main brakes go out, locking up is going to stop you quicker than coasting. Yes you'll lose traction, and that has its own dangers, but you will come to a stop.