Video: Cybertruck Hail Proof 🦾

[countryboy]

Really? So any car will do this? Cybertruck Armor Glass Testing Shatters Expectations (youtube.com)

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[Cyberman]

Those of you in hail weather states will be happy to see this!

Wow, hail-proof and Zombie Apocalypse compatible, too. What a sweet truck. Sure ain't grampa's F100

 

[C T Rick]

We probably pay the highest insurance rates here in Los Angeles. Yet we don’t get hailstorms.
Do you have to have hail insurance to cover hail damage or is it part of a normal policy where you live?
Rick

 

[Cybergirl]

We already know the Cybertruck body and glass can handle much stronger impacts than normal cars and trucks.

The point here, regardless of whether the hail in the video damaged more fragile cars, is that they were taking precautions, even in a minor hailstorm, because they know they are susceptible to hail damage. The Cybertruck would have to be in one of those freak world record hailstorms to be damaged at all. The point is, if you have a Cybertruck you don't have to run for fcover everytime a hailstorm is imminent.

Precisely.

 

[Mini2nut]

Standard automotive windshields don’t use a borosilicate infused glass formula.

https://carbuzz.com/news/tesla-is-redeveloping-its-unbreakable-cybertruck-glass/

 

[HaulingAss]

You will note that he needed to strengthen the glass by laminating a plastic film to the outside so it could withstand his sledgehammer hits. And I don't think he was hitting it as hard once he laminated it. Most windows would break a lot easier than that just from a rock strike.

Tesla uses stronger glass in the Cybertruck, following their philosophy that a truck should be rugged and damage resistant. I know you would like to take the shine off of Cybertrucks toughness by claiming it's no different than any other vehicle, but it's false, you have nothing to support that claim.

Cybertruck glass is tougher than run-of-the-mill auto glass. What really matters are not dramatic demonstrations using tools the glass is unlikely to ever encounter in real life (nothing is unbreakable) but rather, how likely is it to crack or break from normal highway impacts. Tesla's goal here is to reduce lifetime ownership costs and downtime caused by the need to replace cracked and broken auto glass.

The proof will be in the reduced breakage rate vs. other cars/trucks. Tesla uses statistical analysis and cost curves/financial analysis to guide their selection. Obviously, the goal is to make decisions that make sense financially, rather than just putting the cheapest glass in there that meets the minimum DOT standards. Because the cost of glass replacement is more than the cost of the replacement pane, it's the labor and also the owners time and loss of use of the vehicle while it's being repaired. It makes sense to spend more to reduce the incidence of unnecessary repairs.

Tesla uses the same strategy on the Tesla Semi by equipping it with more damage resistant glass also. Because their analysis showed how disruptive it is to trucking companies to have to pull their tractors out of service on moment's notice. Federal law prohibits operation of commercial trucks with cracked glass. Fleet operators will see big savings in the form of reduced downtime.

 

[BannedByTMC]

Claims that CT windshield cracked from hail storm, body panels not affected. $2,326.75 replacement cost.

 

[Cyberman]

Claims that CT windshield cracked from hail storm, body panels not affected. $2,326.75 replacement cost.

Uncoolness.
"How do you guys know it was level 5 hail?"
"Cause the windshield's broke"

 

[HaulingAss]

Uncoolness.
"How do you guys know it was level 5 hail?"
"Cause the windshield's broke"

If I go check out that Reddit post, I see a photo of a Cybertruck in what looks like a "soft" hail event (but no broken windshield). And I also see a photo of what is reportedly a cracked Cybertruck windshield. But it doesn't look like hail damage.

Putting the two together makes me think this is likely a made-up story. I'm not saying the right hail couldn't shatter Cybertrucks windshield, I'm certain it could. Just saying this feels more fabricated than truthful.

 

[Crissa]

If I go check out that Reddit post, I see a photo of a Cybertruck in what looks like a "soft" hail event. And I also see a photo of what is reportedly a cracked Cybertruck windsheild. But it doesn't look like hail damage.

Putting the two together makes me think this is likely a made up story. I'm not saying the right hail couldn't shatter Cybertrucks windshield, I'm certain it could. Just saying this feels more fabricated than truthful.

Or it could've been the temperature change propagating a prior crack. But yeah. I don't see hail damage.

-Crissa

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