A Tesla Cybertruck proprietor is thanking his automobile’s steer-by-wire system for serving to him keep away from what may very effectively have been a severe collision. The Tesla proprietor famous that his aggressive, evasive maneuver may have resulted in him presumably fishtailing and even rolling had he been driving his combustion-powered pickup truck.
An account of the incident, in addition to footage from the Cybertruck’s cameras, was posted by Fortunate’s Fab Store on the Cybertruck House owners Membership. As per the all-electric pickup truck’s driver, he was on his approach to get his EMT/OET recertification when a Dodge minivan crashed right into a Ford sedan at excessive velocity. With the Ford sedan flying straight on the Cybertruck, the Tesla proprietor famous that he cranked the steering wheel laborious and quick to nearly full lock to keep away from the automobile.
Footage of the accident confirmed that the Ford sedan got here very near hitting the Cybertruck after it was rear-ended by the Dodge minivan. The response from the Cybertruck’s steer-by-wire system was very fast, and the automobile remained secure with very minimal physique roll. The Cybertruck driver famous that had he been in his Ram pickup, he would seemingly have spun uncontrolled and rolled because of his evasive maneuver.
Cybertruck’s fast steer-by-wire & four-wheel steering system saves driver from a doubtlessly unhealthy collision.
“On a two lane freeway listening to the night information when rapidly I see a automotive, glass, and components flying at me. I cranked the steering wheel laborious and quick to… pic.twitter.com/z0v6kGLgyG
— Nic Cruz Patane (@niccruzpatane) August 28, 2024
“The Cybertruck was secure, very minimal physique roll, and the drive-by steering mixed with the four-wheel steer reacted quick sufficient and simply sufficient to do what I needed and nothing extra that would have prompted me to wreck. Had I been in my Ram, I’d have both hit the automotive to my proper on the cease signal, oversteered and needed to countersteer and would have both spun out, ditched it, or worse rolled it,” the Tesla proprietor wrote in his publish.
Fortuitously for the individuals concerned within the accident, the Tesla proprietor and one other motorist rapidly checked up on the drivers of the Dodge minivan and Ford sedan. Each drivers had been reportedly in shock, although the driving force of the Ford sedan was harm essentially the most. Due to the video from the Cybertruck’s cameras, police had been capable of get a transparent account of the incident as effectively.
Take a look at a video of the harrowing crash beneath.
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