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Re: Opinions on Cyber Truck
« Reply #50 on: November 29, 2019, 11:43:58 PM »
It's armour glass, or impact resistant glass, not bullit proof.
They tested it before the presentation, which apparently led to micro cracks in the glass (structures tend to weaken if they get hit, even though the damage might be invisible to the naked eye)

www.electrek.co/2019/11/23/a-few-too-many-rounds-tesla-cybertruck-window-shattering/

I think it's comparable to gorilla glass and such in smartphones.

Laminated glass, sometimes called acoustic glass, has been around for many years in more expensive / "premium" cars and SUVs, often as an option:

www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/laminated-glass-reduce-risk-exploding-sunroofs/

It can make your car safer, much more difficult for criminals / thieves to smash in your side or rear windows




It was a jokey response - Hence the laughing faces

I’m aware of the Excuses for the window failure, though that still
Doesn’t deflect from it not look great on a “Show day”

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Re: Opinions on Cyber Truck
« Reply #51 on: November 30, 2019, 07:58:18 AM »

It was a jokey response - Hence the laughing faces

I’m aware of the Excuses for the window failure, though that still
Doesn’t deflect from it not look great on a “Show day”

I think it's a pity that it distracted some journalists from the real news. And it was used as clickbait by many lesser media. (Some people even thought it was done on purpose, as if such an extreme truck needed even more media attention  :-)

Nevertheless, Tesla does not advertise, and they don't make very expensive handbuilt showcars or "vision concepts" that people can never buy but are just used so journalists have something to write about  (When old car manufacturers have no real new stuff to show I guess...)

Some car brands spend up to 2,000 usd on advertising / promotion per sold car....ultimately it's the customer who has to pay for it all
(Although nobody has to buy new, for 95% of private buyers second hand is the smart way to go, ask Scotty Kilmer   :-)

www.youtube.com/user/scottykilmer/videos

GM and FCA really don't like this guy   ;-)