Even the Tesla Cybertruck’s Brake Lights Don’t Make Sense::Brake lights shouldn’t be confusing, but Tesla’s determined to be different with the Cybertruck, for better or worse.

  • @jve
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    537 months ago

    From the article

    The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards regulate taillight design, mandating minimum area, placement, quantity, and visibility according to vehicle category, dimensions, and weight. However, the FMVSS does not appear to prohibit deactivating taillights during braking, so the Cybertruck’s taillights as seen here seem to be legal—even if they are perplexing, and potentially dangerous.

    I still can barely believe this thing is real, and not something out of a bad 90s movie where video game characters come into the real world.

    • @[email protected]
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      187 months ago

      I was more meaning in a wider sense. A car manufacturer who can’t sell their cars outside the US is shooting themselves in the foot.

      • @[email protected]
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        7 months ago

        Manufacturers usually have separate models, a standard one for the whole world and a cut down version to save cost for the US

        • @LemmyIsFantastic
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          7 months ago

          It’s not “common” at all for US cars to have a lesser model. I can think of 1 popular model off the top of my head.

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            No it is pretty common, especially when it comes to safety features.

            The EU has stricter requirements especially stuff like lights, and you see European models often fitted with extra lights to comply with the regulations.

            Technology connections has an old video on this regarding brake lights and turn signals at least https://youtu.be/O1lZ9n2bxWA?si=h5I-5_BMLoFEoj1k

    • @afraid_of_zombies
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      27 months ago

      I can. Look at that weird VR thing Facebook tried. No one says no to these people the result is they just go with any sci-fi movie they liked.