Videos: Camo Cybertruck BLASTS BY at speed! All lights on! 🚨 [7/17/23]

[cvalue13]

But they should really consider something more substantial lighting wise on the sides.

pretty sure it has them, and that we’ve seen them, but just disabled on this one?

to sleepy to search here on this normal side of the planet

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[Crissa]

Looks really nice and sleek. No upper light bar though?

Even if it had it, it wouldn't be legal on the street except as markers.

-Crissa

 

[flowerlandfilms]

Or New Zealand...

Americans never notice when they're really in New Zealand.

 

[PilotPete]

Even if it had it, it wouldn't be legal on the street except as markers.

-Crissa

And in California you have another issue. Upper light bars are not only required to be off, but they must be covered. Not sure how that works on an interior light bar.

 

[CyberGus]

And in California you have another issue. Upper light bars are not only required to be off, but they must be covered. Not sure how that works on an interior light bar.

It's covered... by the windshield?

 

[Rivian Trade in?]

Why bother with the camouflage? Everybody knows it's a Cyber truck!

 

[PilotPete]

It's covered... by the windshield?

Well, unless your windshield is opaque, I don’t think that qualifies. But I like the way you think!

Behold the California Vehicle Code
24411.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a vehicle may be equipped with not more than eight lamps for use as headlamps while the vehicle is operated or driven off the highway. The lamps shall be mounted at a height of not less than 16 inches from the ground, or more than 12 inches above the top of the passenger compartment, at any place between the front of the vehicle and a line lying on a point 40 inches to the rear of the seat occupied by the driver, shall be wired independently of all other lighting circuits, and, whenever the vehicle is operated or driven upon a highway, shall be covered or hooded with an opaque hood or cover, and turned off.

 

[Crissa]

And in California you have another issue. Upper light bars are not only required to be off, but they must be covered. Not sure how that works on an interior light bar.

That's only lights in the back or way up high. It also doesn't apply to spotlights.

https://law.justia.com/codes/california/2022/code-veh/division-12/chapter-2/article-2/section-24411/

-Crissa

 

[TheLastStarfighter]

As Quantim pointed out they keep on changing the headlight locations. I read somewhere that apparently the headlights can't be mounted on a moving door/hood etc that can change angle, because of the regs around headlight orientation and blinding oncoming traffic. Sincewe now know that the hood lifts the grill as weel to open the frunk, they now also have to find a way to install the headlights so they conform, so having the headlights fixed and under the grill was the easy solution. But we might get matrix lights yet, that can b controlled individually.




I don't think we have seen the final front light design yet. My gut feel is that the undergrill lights will take on the role of low beam headlights, with limited high beam performance to conform to the regs. The top of the grill lights will then act as day time running/position lights and as supplemental high beam lights, like spot lights. This is not a bad design, in that having the lights low also results in less bugs on the windscreen, unless you of course have a over cab light bar on anyway. The downside with low lights is that their coverage is impacted by smaller undulations in the road and often they cast longer shadows over road imperfections, and can hide potholes better.

But ideally all of the lights should be matrix lights with individual actuation or at a minimum the top of the grill lights. That way the lights can be individually adjusted to create a evenly spread light pattern, and supplement the under grill lights as needed.

FYI, there is no regulation requiring the headlinghts to be fixed and not attached to the hood. Here's a pic of the most recent Viper, which had them on the hood:

And the CT headlights have never "moved". We've never seen them on at night other than the original prototype. And they were the two wider parts of the lightbar at the end.

 

[anionic1]

I was thinking since Elon said that they have teams working on accessories. There better be a lot and they better be cool. To make a statement like that and then have like 3 basic accessories would be lame. I think that light bar many are mentioning on here may be one. Especially since it was part of the original reveal.

 

[anionic1]

Well, unless your windshield is opaque, I don’t think that qualifies. But I like the way you think!

Behold the California Vehicle Code
24411.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a vehicle may be equipped with not more than eight lamps for use as headlamps while the vehicle is operated or driven off the highway. The lamps shall be mounted at a height of not less than 16 inches from the ground, or more than 12 inches above the top of the passenger compartment, at any place between the front of the vehicle and a line lying on a point 40 inches to the rear of the seat occupied by the driver, shall be wired independently of all other lighting circuits, and, whenever the vehicle is operated or driven upon a highway, shall be covered or hooded with an opaque hood or cover, and turned off.

So it has to have electrochroamatic glass in front of it!

 

[TyPope]

I read somewhere that apparently the headlights can't be mounted on a moving door/hood etc that can change angle, because of the regs around headlight orientation and blinding oncoming traffic.

Hmm...

If I remember correctly, the DOT says that headlights must be mounted to a surface that does not move while the vehicle is in operation.

 

[JBee]

Hmm...

If I remember correctly, the DOT says that headlights must be mounted to a surface that does not move while the vehicle is in operation.

That would mean you can't pop up your lights either though?

There's not many modern cars with pop ups.

I'm not sure but I did read someone saying that and it sort of made sense. It might just be they want to have the driving lights recessed to avoid damage or that the wiring and headlight adjustment is easy, of that putting them on the hood makes it to heavy etc. Hood mounted lights are definitely not as easy to do and align as fixed ones.

 

[CyberGus]

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