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Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal cover

arstechnica.com Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal cover

This time there's no over-the-air software patch.

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Wait. After all this hype Tesla has only managed to move 3878 units of the Cybertruck? That's hilarious.
- You gotta understand that metal this shitty is hard to find.
  
  They should have tried discarded Boeing composite materials. Good enough to explore the Titanic a couple-ish of times.
- Who the fuck can afford them?
  
  Lemme guess, there around 4000 billionaires right now
  
  The target audience is people who can't afford them
  
  Over 2 million goddamn people?! i know they're "only" about 60-100k, but holy shit. Also 5 year wait, seems more like 10 years would be realistic for most people
  
  I can afford one. It’s not that expensive.
- That is the real take away. They have a large waitlist but can’t seem to build them.
  
  I don’t know why you’re being downvoted. They have a large waitlist and are early in iteration on this product.
  
  I’d bet they have hardware recalls for the next 18 months that taper off as they ramp up. The amount of new engineering that went in the cybertruck is insane compared to any other vehicle in their lineup.
  
  This is why you see all of the legacy automakers having problems making EVs, having tons of recalls, and pulling back. New technology is hard to mass produce until you work out all the kinks in the design and workflow.
  
  I wouldn’t by a CT because I don’t like the aesthetics; but, if I did, I wouldn’t buy one for at least 3 years from now. Same reason I won’t buy a Rivian R1S. They aren’t at the point the recalls are down to manageable. Rivian may be good in another year or 2. The ford EV line… seems like them pulling back means they won’t have a decent EV track record for at least a decade, if they’re still around then.
- Why is it hilarious?
  
  They sold out.
- 85% of america has 100k burning a hole in their pocket
  
  No, but we have a surprising amount of people who don't see too much of an issue with taking out a 72-84 month loan on an 80k truck. (that probably is over 100k with interest and fees)
From the comments:

When I worked at Boeing, we used dawn dish soap to seat door gaskets. Tesla is just adopting aerospace technologies for its fancy cars, what's the problem?
Womp womp.
This is fucking hilarious
While theyre redesigning the "gas" pedal, just redesign the whole thing
This is the best summary I could come up with:

On Monday, we learned that Tesla had suspended customer deliveries of its stainless steel-clad electric pickup truck.

Now, the automaker has issued a recall for all the Cybertrucks in customer hands—nearly 4,000 of them—in order to fix a problem with the accelerator pedal.

It has come at an inconvenient time for Tesla, which is laying off more than 10 percent of its workforce due to shrinking sales even as CEO Elon Musk asks for an extra $55.8 billion in compensation.

Fortunately, applying the brake overrides the accelerator and cuts torque immediately, but that still didn't prevent one owner from allegedly crashing into a light pole before he was able to bring his Cybertruck to a stop.

Tesla is no stranger to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's official recall process, but this time there is no software fix or over-the-air patch.

The company says that it will notify its stores and service centers about the recall "on or around" today, and that owners will be contacted in due course.

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  I love the little aside about the rust. Some journalists still have fun.
  
  Maybe these summarizations have always been bad, but every time I read one (which has only been in the past couple of months…maybe I’m just getting lazy) they’re terrible. Borderline nonsensical.
Hmm. It's not totally clear to me from the description what's breaking, but based on what's there, I feel like this maybe isn't the best fix. Like, okay, fine, maybe the lube problem is the proximate cause.

But bigger question: should automobile pedals mechanically be able to be wedged down by the pedal in the first place? Like, can I shove the pedal down with one foot and then pull this pedal cover up with another in such a way that it gets held in the down position?
- The cover slips between the dash and the floor wedging the pedal down.
  
  https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLa8p5o1/
  
  This is the video source of the recall.
- How would you propose changing the pedal?
  
  Put a fastener through the thing, preventing it from moving?
  
  a single pedal part instead of a pedal with a fancy design fascia on top.
Repost.
Anti muskers are jizzing their pants uncontrollably rn
- Is this something you spend a lot of time thinking about?
  
  Lmao
- Anti muskers... you mean normal people?

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