The Tesla Cybertruck is known as the wildest vehicle on the road not only because of its shape that looks like a giant stainless steel triangle, but also because of its industry-leading innovations and cool features.
From its hard metal exterior to its 48V electrical system, the Cybertruck is an engineering marvel. Tesla CEO Elon Musk and other executives boast about it.
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The Cybertruck's top-of-the-line version, the CyberBeast, with its three-motor variant, is also surprisingly fast. On November 30, a video released at the Cybertruck delivery event showed that the Cybertruck beat another 911 in a short-range acceleration race while towing a Porsche 911.
Speaking at the Austin, Texas, plant, Musk said: "We have a car here that experts say is impossible and will never be produced." ”
Here's what Musk calls Cybertruck's "black technology."
Stainless steel exterior
Musk chose hard stainless steel for the Cybertruck, which gives the body lines angular but not stamped like mild steel or aluminum. Several Tesla executives said the exterior of the Cybertruck uses an alloy conceived by Tesla, inspired by materials used in Musk's SpaceX rocket company and its Starship project.
We've had aluminum concept cars and we've had steel concept cars, but Elon has been using stainless steel on Starship," Lars Mor**y, Tesla's vice president of vehicle engineering, said in an interview with foreign media Top Gear. "I think he prefers stainless steel because it's stronger, it's more durable, it's more resistant to dents, it's more resistant to scratches. ”
Tesla's chief designer Franz von Holzhausen said that the external skeleton made of stainless steel helps the vehicle structure, which allows Tesla to reduce the internal structure and overall mass of the vehicle.
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"Bulletproof" doors
The Cybertruck's exterior panel is very rigid and can even block bullets in some cases. Musk showed a segment at the Cybertruck delivery event, showing that even though the door of the Cybertruck was hit by three types of guns, the bullet did not penetrate the cabin. However, Mor**y revealed that other ** or ammunition may be able to penetrate the steel plate.
In Top Gear, which he uploaded to YouTube, Mor**y said, "I'm not going around declaring that the Cybertruck is completely bulletproof. ”
Musk joked at the delivery event that the Cybertruck's bulletproof features could come in handy, "The end of the world can come at any time, and Tesla has the most advanced technology in the end of the world." ”
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Oversized windshield
The Cybertruck's windshield is probably the largest in the light vehicle market. Tesla didn't disclose its dimensions, but according to the company, the Cybertruck windshield has a single wiper height of nearly 4 feet, but the car is just over 7 feet wide.
It's the largest automotive glass on the market," says Mor**Y. "Even for architectural glass, it's quite large in size. In order to make such large glass, we had to invest in a new production line together with the top merchants. ”
Oversized wipers
Mor**y told Top Gear that Tesla decided to keep the design relatively clean by using a single wiper placed vertically instead of a double wiper placed horizontally on the Cybertruck. He said that the nearly 4-foot wiper blades placed vertically also helped reduce the drag coefficient (aerodynamics).
Two years ago, Musk tweeted that the large wipers used in the Cybertruck prototype were "not the wipers that would be used in production cars." Tesla had earlier hinted at a laser-beam wiper device, which was patented at the end of 2021. But in the end, the wipers used in the Tesla Cybertruck production car are similar to those seen on the prototype.
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Steer-by-wire system
The Cybertruck benefits from a steer-by-wire system that eliminates the need for a traditional mechanical connection between the steering wheel and the steering wheels, but is controlled by electronic signals. The Cybertruck's steering system makes it easier to maneuver in tight spaces, eliminating the need for scrambling operations.
Musk told the Munro Live YouTube channel in December: "If you're driving at a low speed, then a small movement of the steering maneuver will cause a large movement of the wheels, so you can complete the U-turn with minimal movement." When you're driving fast on the highway, you'll want the wheels to move only a small amount. ”
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Rear-wheel steering
The Cybertruck's rear wheels also contribute to maneuverability at low speeds and stability at high speeds.
YouTuber Marques Brownlee drove a prototype of the Cybertruck and listened to Tesla. He said that when the Cybertruck is driving at low speeds, the rear wheels can be rotated 10 degrees in the opposite direction. In a December episode**, Brownlee said that at speeds above 40 miles per hour, the rear wheels rotate 1 or 2 degrees in the same direction as the front wheels to perform maneuvers such as lane changes.
Tesla posted a paragraph and a brief explanation on social ***x (formerly Twitter): "When driving at low speeds, the rear wheels rotate in the opposite direction to the front wheels, which allows for tighter maneuvers on construction sites, parking lots, etc. At high speeds, the front and rear wheels rotate in sync, which allows you to move more smoothly between lanes. ”
Brownlee said that the Cybertruck's steer-by-wire and rear-wheel steering technologies allow the steering wheel to turn within 180 degrees, while the steering ratio is also variable.
48vElectrical construction
In order to save costs and reduce weight, Tesla switched from a 12V system for existing vehicles to a 48V system for the Cybertruck. The higher the voltage, the thinner the wire and the lighter the part.
"In short, as the voltage increases, you can use less copper and the weight of the wiring harness will be a lot lighter," Musk said in Munro Live**. ”
However, there is also a downside to moving to a 48V system – the traditional ** chain is full of 12V components.
The entire ** chain, the entire design infrastructure is set up for 12v, which is why it has been stuck on this ridiculously low number for a long time," Musk said. "We're taking some obvious steps. We just want to launch automotive electronics in 2023. ”
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**Rearview mirrors
The Cybertruck has a small rear window behind the second row and a standard rearview mirror for viewing the outside. But this is only useful when the electric rear lid is retracted and the rear compartment is opened. When the power back cover is unfolded, it blocks the rear window, which is also a problem. The electric back cover is designed to reduce the drag coefficient (aerodynamics) and range.
In his report, Brownlee said that to observe what's going on behind the vehicle, the Cybertruck uses a rear-facing camera and projects what happens onto an infotainment screen. "Your mirrors don't have camera mode, so if you want to see what's going on behind you when the power back is closed, you'll have to look down," he said, pointing to the 18-inch infotainment screen. ”
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Load-bearing motorized back cover
The motorized back can hold up to 300 pounds. In **, Brownlee stands on top of the Cybertruck. "They told me I could do it, so we came up and gave it a try. But I was told that standing on one foot would produce 300 pounds of strength. So, I guess if I jump, it might break. But the fact that I'm standing on it and it's not breaking, that's pretty good. ”
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Full-width steering wheel
The Cybertruck has a full-width steering wheel, which Brownlee calls a "squircle" (a combination of square + circle). There are no levers on either side of the steering wheel for operating wipers or turn signals. These functions are operated via buttons on the steering wheel.
The Cybertruck also has gear controls above the rearview mirror for parking, reversing, neutral, and driving. Tesla uses software to determine whether the driver wants to move forward or reverse. The gear controller acts as a backup.
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