Testimony Reveals Doors Would Not Open on Cybertruck That Caught Fire in Piedmont, Killing Three
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The Highway Patrol’s investigation into a November Cybertruck crash in Piedmont where three college kids died is finding two very Tesla problems: the vehicle immediately caught fire, and its doors would not open.

Summary

A Tesla Cybertruck crashed in Piedmont last November, killing three college students after hitting a cement wall and bursting into flames.

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) attributed the crash to intoxication and high speed but found that the victims likely died from the fire.

Testimony revealed the vehicle’s doors would not open after the crash, preventing rescue attempts. A survivor was pulled out after a bystander broke a window with a tree branch.

The CHP’s investigation into the crash remains ongoing.

    • Sludgeyy@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 days ago

      Resistant

      There is no guarantee to stop even a small caliber

      Small caliber at high velocity would go straight through

      You could say a thick metal wall is small caliber bullet proof because no matter what velocity, the small chunk of metal is never passing through a few decimeters of solid metal.

      Small caliber piercing round at high velocity, straight through the stainless steel door.

      Slap some plastic on that bad boy

      You’d really trust that as a bullet shield?

      Normal 9mm across the street. Probably going through

      • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
        1·
        3 days ago

        There are plenty of videos out there showing it stopping repeated 9mm bullets. But you’re right, the velocity will also come into play.

        • Sludgeyy@lemmy.world
          1·
          3 days ago

          Yeah, I watched one from official Tesla youtube where the guy shot it with a bunch of stuff.

          It did stop the 9mm with the rounds they chose

          The buck shot pierced the door and cracked the window because it was rolled down.

          Buck shot is smaller caliber with higher velocity.

          I need to find a video of someone trying to get a 9mm bullet to go through it rather than basically a paid advertisement.

          • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
            1·
            3 days ago

            This one is recent and it does various calibers / velocities

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufoLITv26R4

            it did stop a subsonic and supersonic 9mm. The supersonic one was pretty close to going through though, I wouldn’t have been surprised if he did a dozen or so if one would have.

            The shots that ripped the metal instead of piercing through it were pretty wild.