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Even the Tesla Cybertruck's Brake Lights Don't Make Sense (www.thedrive.com)
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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.

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[–] jve@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago

Isn’t that kinda his specialty these days?

[–] Player2@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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

[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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

[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

🙄👌👍 having different LEDs is a cut down model. 👍

[–] Player2@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

It sure is, significant cost savings to only stock one part rather than two. Multiply that by thousands of service centers and millions of vehicles

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not having distinct brake and turning lights is

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year 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.