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> Because passive safety and pedestrian protection are very important in Germany. The body must therefore be designed in such a way that it deliberately deforms in an accident and absorbs the energy of the impact in order to minimize injuries.

This is exactly what I was wondering about the minute I saw the Cybertruck presentation. In the event of a crash, the stiffness would be horrible for people in or outside of the vehicle.

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Teslas to date have had some of the best collision performance of any vehicle ever built. This is partially due to the characteristics of EV’s, but it’s also the result of good engineering combined with the deliberate prioritization of vehicle safety.

It’s entirely possible Tesla will throw that all away with Cybertruck, but is that likely?

Wonder how firefighters/paramedics would try to extricate casualties from a cyber-truck in the event of an emergency. Usually the standard practice involves tearing the vehicle down.

We have some communities who use the swedish method.. Two chains,and basically tear the car open- the standard method is stil to use hydrolic shears and tears.

Vehicles with gull-wing doors have doors that automatically detach after a rollover crash since they cannot be opened if the vehicle is upside down. A similar emergency release could be used?

There was recently an accident in Berlin involving several pedestrians which brought some of those issues into light

That is also bad for people inside

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