Tesla Cybertruck prevented rescue of 3 victims in Piedmont car crash, authorities say
www.nbcbayarea.com
An investigation revealed police were unable to extinguish the flames of a Cybertruck after a crash in Piedmont, trapping three and resulting in their deaths

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/620960

This accident could be a scene in a horror movie.

I’m not a Tesla fan by any measure, but I edited the headline for this post. The original headline made it seem like a specific feature of the Cybertruck trapped the victims, but then the article explains it was really that the battery was burning so fiercely that the police just couldn’t free them. The deadly feature of the accident was the lithium battery, which is common to many makes and manufacturers of EVs.

  • PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    Yeah, auto makers learned a long time ago why failsafes are necessary. It’s right there in the word; It fails safely. And safety standards are writ in blood.

    But Musk insisted he knew better, and required Tesla to use electronic locks for the doors because he wanted to be new and different. He didn’t understand why every other auto maker used mechanical locks, and just assumed it was because of a failure to innovate.