FWIW, even if the accelerator pedal is stuck or misread in the Cybertruck, the brake pedal immediately overrides any input from it and stops accelerating.
I’m guessing most CTs have sold to big Tesla fans who already had Teslas. I’m going to assume those kind of fans also like one-pedal driving (many people do).
So if you’ve been using one-pedal for years you’re used to releasing the accelerator stopping you.
Could the driver who hit a pole have stopped themselves with the brake? Yes. If they were used to one-pedal for years, would they have thought of that? In a split-second panic scenario perhaps not.
I know millions of people love one-pedal and many (most?) electric cars have done version of it. But I wonder if stuff like this has been studied. How well to people used to it handle using the brake in a panic if they don’t often drive two pedal mode/cars?
I’d love to know the results of such a study.
In reality, there might be a 3-5x reduction to brake pedal usage. That still means on any given trip, every 5th stop sign/red light will require break pedal usage.
If anything the single pedal driving causes me to let off of the accelerator earlier than I normally would in an ICE car, and therefore I have more time to react with the break pedal if needed.
I doubt I'm unique in these things.