Tester Cybertruck Prototype Spotted on a Tow Truck!

[Cyberman]

BAW makes its appearance.

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[firsttruck]

i winder d that briefly, but the picture shows the two connected, and placed center hood

tow lights lie the ones you showed a picture of, I think are not connected as they’re supposed to be placed a proper vehicle width distance

Yes, good point but it could be that the tow truck driver was being a little lax in usage by using the lights in a more collapsed/storage state instead of extending them to the proper extreme width of towed vehicle. With the amount of dirt on the Cybertruck the tow truck driver might have loaded the Cybertruck at a offroad location. There could be a telescoping carrying handle rod between the white boxes to make easier for the driver to carry light set as one unit when moving them to and from towed vehicle or tow truck storage bin.

Also the white boxes look really clean when compared to amount of dirt on the rest of the Cybertruck. Like the boxes where placed on Cybertruck after it was dirty.

 

[Macgyverfever]

Damnit you beat me to it (I've gotta stop being lazy and skipping to the end of the post)

 

[Ogre]

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Yes, not needed while tow truck is moving but when the tow truck is loading & unloading a vehile the lights at the back of the tilted flat bed are not in proper position or height.

Why would you need lights when loading and unloading? The point of the lights on towed vehicles is to signal people while driving.

 

[Crissa]

.Why would you need lights when loading and unloading? The point of the lights on towed vehicles is to signal people while driving.

You're loading into a street, which may or may not have specific rules. Insurance might require it. They might not have a cubby hole they go in while towing, requiring you to put them on the cargo. Boss says so,

Lots of reasons, some of them dumb.

-Crissa

 

[firsttruck]

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Why would you need lights when loading and unloading? The point of the lights on towed vehicles is to signal people while driving.

The light lens covers on vehicle rear lights are usually bright red & reflective so they have functions even when not lit. Makes it easier for vehicles approaching vehicles to see edge of vehicle being approached.

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Why would you need lights when loading and unloading? The point of the lights on towed vehicles is to signal people while driving.

Not just while driving.

In most of USA, vehicles parked/loading/unloading on public roads ( parking along side public roads) must have red reflector at back of vehicle that is visible to approaching traffic. The red reflector must be positioned at certain distance on or above standard bumper height. That is one reason In most of USA, it is illegal to park a vehicle in wrong direction to adjacent traffic lane. In most of USA, even on a dead-end street or a cul-de-sac, if the roadway is two way you must park with the right side wheels next to the curb and not park backwards. Front of vehicles do not have the required reflectors. Some places will fine a vehicle owner as much as $300 to $1,000 and/or tow vehicle for parking in wrong direction.

If a towed vehicle is being loaded/unloaded with the towed vehicle rear towed up the tow truck ramp then the towed vehicle front which does not have red reflectors might be facing approaching traffic. Some states regulations or local regs or tow truck company/ tow truck company's insurance policy might require more than just orange/red cones on street during loading & unloading operation.

I am not saying for certain those white boxes are signal light/reflectors but they have some similarity. The fact the white boxes look so clean compared to the muddied up Cybertruck might indicate the boxes were put on later.

If anybody find better close up pictures of the white boxes on the Cybertruck I hope they post the pictures to the forms here. If you do, please send me a forum conversations note.

 

[RVAC]

This is the first of the two second gen prototypes we've seen, has the bigger and straight BAW as opposed to the angled and thinner one that's on the second one.

Really not a fan of the headlights between bumper and frunk, OG prototype looked better with the square lights in the bumper.

 

[CyberGus]

I agree with everyone. Probably 19 Blamplejorps.
At worst it will be 18 Blampejorps 4 QuarkBarks.


Talk metric for crying out loud.

The Cybertruck can go from 0 to 161280 furlongs per fortnight in under 7.234e+43 plancks.

 

[CyberGus]

This thing runs on batteries?

 

[Tinker71]

Any idea where this CT was being tested? It looks like it was off-road by the dust. You can bet they will be doing some cold weather testing this winter, maybe the Alaska test range people were talking about earlier?

We are getting closer.

 

[CyberGus]

The light lens covers on vehicle rear lights are usually bright red & reflective so they have functions even when not lit. Makes it easier for vehicles approaching vehicles to see edge of vehicle being approached.



Not just while driving.

In most of USA, vehicles parked/loading/unloading on public roads ( parking along side public roads) must have red reflector at back of vehicle that is visible to approaching traffic. The red reflector must be positioned at certain distance on or above standard bumper height. That is one reason In most of USA, it is illegal to park a vehicle in wrong direction to adjacent traffic lane. In most of USA, even on a dead-end street or a cul-de-sac, if the roadway is two way you must park with the right side wheels next to the curb and not park backwards. Front of vehicles do not have the required reflectors. Some places will fine a vehicle owner as much as $300 to $1,000 and/or tow vehicle for parking in wrong direction.

If a towed vehicle is being loaded/unloaded with the towed vehicle rear towed up the tow truck ramp then the towed vehicle front which does not have red reflectors might be facing approaching traffic. Some states regulations or local regs or tow truck company/ tow truck company's insurance policy might require more than just orange/red cones on street during loading & unloading operation.

I am not saying for certain those white boxes are signal light/reflectors but they have some similarity. The fact the white boxes look so clean compared to the muddied up Cybertruck might indicate the boxes were put on later.

If anybody find better close up pictures of the white boxes on the Cybertruck I hope they post the pictures to the forms here. If you do, please send me a forum conversations note.

I have never, ever seen marker lights with such a narrow aperture. But Tesla test vehicles have been spotted many times with external sensors, including LIDAR (like those pictured above).

This particular Cybertruck is outfitted with visible external sensors, so it's logical to conclude there are others.

There may be valid reasons for putting marker lights on a vehicle that is being transported under cover, but they seem improbable.

When you hear hoofbeats, think horses not zebras. Well, unless you're in Africa lol

 

[TheLastStarfighter]

I have never, ever seen marker lights with such a narrow aperture. But Tesla test vehicles have been spotted many times with external sensors, including LIDAR (like those pictured above).

This particular Cybertruck is outfitted with visible external sensors, so it's logical to conclude there are others.

There may be valid reasons for putting marker lights on a vehicle that is being transported under cover, but they seem improbable.

When you hear hoofbeats, think horses not zebras. Well, unless you're in Africa lol

WhT lights are you talking about?

 

[cvalue13]

WhT lights are you talking about?

ongoing mini debate RE whether the white googley eyes on hood are LiDAR type sensors or instead every days tow marker lights used by the tow truck operators

 

[greggertruck]

ongoing mini debate RE whether the white googley eyes on hood are LiDAR type sensors or instead every days tow marker lights used by the tow truck operators

I thought fsd was vision based not LiDAR? It’s been a big convo but… check out these sensors
https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/7...a-be-changing-its-position-on-radar-and-lidar

 

[cvalue13]

I thought fsd was vision based not LiDAR? It’s been a big convo but… check out these sensors
https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/7...a-be-changing-its-position-on-radar-and-lidar

I think the “big convo” has been whether the FSD will be LiDAR or vision based - which is a separate matter from whether in testing Tesla utilizes LiDAR tech to do certain tests/calibrations

afterall, nobody’s suggesting the production version of the CT will have two big LiDAR cartoon eyes on its hood

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