Also, am I the only one who keeps thinking of the Simpson's Canyonero when reading cybertruck news?
And also Truckla, which is the (apparently) the most problem-free Tesla truck. Right now, Tesla should be kneeling at Simone Giertz’s feet, begging for her help.
How it got this far will be written about for a decade, a great example of not performing real world testing and validation.
You know somewhere deep in Tesla product people and engineers we're warning of the issues to come, but Elon had to have his Halo warthog.
Glad I canceled it several months ago.
Edit: or "laid off more than 10% of their global workforce".
https://electrek.co/2024/04/15/tesla-lays-off-more-than-10-o...
>But the squeeze on the company’s operating margin — which came in at 8.2% in the fourth quarter, down from the 16% for last year — remains, and Tesla has warned investors to brace that vehicle volume growth this year “may be notably lower” than the rate logged in 2023, noting it is “currently between two major growth waves.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/15/tesla-shares-dip-in-premarke...
>Tesla will lay off more than 10% of global workforce: Read the Elon Musk memo
>The company’s stock was down 1.20% in premarket deals at roughly 7:30 a.m. ET.
>“As we prepare the company for our next phase of growth, it is extremely important to look at every aspect of the company for cost reductions and increasing productivity,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in an internal memo obtained by CNBC.
>[...] But the squeeze on the company’s operating margin — which came in at 8.2% in the fourth quarter, down from the 16% for last year — remains, and Tesla has warned investors to brace that vehicle volume growth this year “may be notably lower” than the rate logged in 2023, noting it is “currently between two major growth waves.”
The car was announced in November 2019 - almost 5 years ago. Delivery was delayed by 2 years and the car still clearly has manufacturing defects. Things have played out.
> To prevent damage to the exterior, immediately remove corrosive substances (such as grease, oil, bird droppings, tree resin, dead insects, tar spots, road salt, industrial fallout, etc.). Do not wait until Cybertruck is due for a complete wash. If necessary, use denatured alcohol to remove tar spots and stubborn grease stains, then immediately wash the area with water and a mild, non-detergent soap to remove the alcohol.
https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/cybertruck/en_us/GUID-653...
I have a stainless steel fridge and its a fingerprint magnet, I use bar keepers friend on it every week. As far as I can tell from the Cybertruck subreddit, its the only product that works, but thats just for the finger prints.
The most telling sign to me is that you have to do bug removal immediately, no other car requires this.
Anyone who drives highway daily is screwed.
Genious move by master visionary richest person in the world who sleeps on factory floor to save humanity
