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> because every car people are buying looks identical

It is almost like all other car makers know something Tesla does not. Maybe that big reflective flat surfaces are not safe for other drivers on sunny days.



or that flat surfaces aren't very strong, require more material to be rigid and generally have bad aerodynamics.


According to this sculptor/mechanical engineer who saw one recently, the Cybertruck actually has subtle curves. He posted photos.

https://twitter.com/DavidKasmanArt/status/172922332301007291...


one very interesting take i hear is those 'armored plates' might become a death trap in a car crash. As hydraulic cutters might not be as effective on them in case firefighters need to cut people out of a vehicle.


I guess delivery vans are dangerous.

Stainless steel isn’t even reflective. Shine a bright flashlight into your refrigerator and tell me what happens.


They're not flat surfaces


Not for long, anyway.



I don't know what you want to tell with this, but in that picture every surface I can see looks almost perfectly flat. For the purposes of aerodynamics a curvature you have to measure with a tool is likely not going to help much.

Edit: In case this is a thread you might want to link the exact post/picture we're supposed to see because threads aren't accessible without login.


Other tesla cars included




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