Whadabout the window debacle

[NXTruck]

Did Tesla repeat the ball bearing test since 2019? I never saw anything showing lately that the body and glass can (or can’t) take the same abuse as the proto.

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[COLAB]

Did Tesla repeat the ball bearing test since 2019? I never saw anything showing lately that the body and glass can (or can’t) take the same abuse as the proto.

Not a beack for me ! ?

 

[jerhenderson]

IDGAF.

 

[ÆCIII]

It wasn't that much of a 'debacle' when you consider that same side window had been hit before the reveal without breaking, with video of Franz testing it behind the scenes. We don't know how many times it was impacted before the reveal either:

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Even if the CT glass performs like it did in 2019, it will still provide more protection than all the stock legacy auto glass, so I'd be Ok with that. But I'd also want to see the demo again since it's been almost four years.

If types of glass or transparent material can protect you a only limited number of times, it's still an awesome feature to have. Until we invent structural integrity fields and shield technology, all materials without 'active support' will degrade eventually from force or pressure applied repeatedly.

The wise approach is to actually know the structural limits of a material or barrier through honest testing to failure repeatedly - while collecting maximum data to optimize the part or assembly for intended usage and lifecycle in order to mitigate risk.

Some tried to emphasize this to Stockton Rush, but apparently he didn't want to listen.

- ÆCIII

 

[Gurule92]

Honestly, the ball drop from a ladder should've been where they stopped. Worked well. Got greedy lol.

Also, I'm 69.42% sure that big oil swapped out the steel ball for a bigger one lol

 

[kbolt]

I believe Elon said that they identified the cause of the problem to be that the sledgehammer broke the bottom of the glass and that caused the structural integrity of the glass to drop.

If that is true and they isolated the cause I'm confident that they have put some engineering hours towards a solution.

But in the unlikely chance that they haven't, at least we know to hit it with the ball first, sledgehammer second. Or balls repeatedly and no sledgehammer.

 

[BillyGee]

I'm sure we'll see a spate of sentry footage clips of people thinking they're clever by throwing things at cyber trucks when they first hit the streets.

 

[NXTruck]

I'm sure we'll see a spate of sentry footage clips of people thinking they're clever by throwing things at cyber trucks when they first hit the streets.

that does seem like the most likely scenario!

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