A Tesla Cybertruck proprietor is thanking his car’s steer-by-wire system for serving to him keep away from what may very properly have been a critical 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 Homeowners Membership. As per the all-electric pickup truck’s driver, he was on his option to get his EMT/OET recertification when a Dodge minivan crashed right into a Ford sedan at excessive pace. With the Ford sedan flying straight on the Cybertruck, the Tesla proprietor famous that he cranked the steering wheel laborious and quick to virtually full lock to keep away from the car.
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 car remained steady with very minimal physique roll. The Cybertruck driver famous that had he been in his Ram pickup, he would probably have spun uncontrolled and rolled as a consequence 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 unexpectedly I see a automobile, 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 steady, 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 might have brought on me to wreck. Had I been in my Ram, I’d have both hit the automobile 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.
Thankfully for the individuals concerned within the accident, the Tesla proprietor and one other motorist shortly checked up on the drivers of the Dodge minivan and Ford sedan. Each drivers had been reportedly in shock, although the motive force of the Ford sedan was harm essentially the most. Because of the video from the Cybertruck’s cameras, police had been in a position to get a transparent account of the incident as properly.
Take a look at a video of the harrowing crash beneath.
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