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Another day, another Cybertruck being towed from somewhere nobody really ought to need a tow from. Take a look, Toyota Sienna to the rescue: Source! A Very Non-Standard Rescue OK, so if you know what you’re looking at, this whole video is a goat rodeo. First off, the back hatch on that Toyota Sienna is […]

Another day, another Cybertruck being towed from somewhere nobody really ought to need a tow from. Take a look, Toyota Sienna to the rescue.

  • ch00f@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    4 days ago

    The Cybertruck doesn’t have a steering column. They’re steer-by-wire. That may explain why the wheels were able to move so quickly. The steering ratio changes dynamically depending on vehicle speed.

    You pilot the Cybertruck with a yoke that sweeps through its full range of motion in just 340 degrees—less than one complete turn. That’s possible because the relationship between the driver’s input and the resulting angle at the front wheels is written in code, with all the infinite possibilities that implies. Tesla uses that flexibility to give the Cybertruck the quickest steering of any production vehicle at parking lot speeds and more relaxed responses at highway speeds for smooth, steady control.

    The driver is just wiggling the steering wheel to try to free the front tires.

    • over_clox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      42·
      4 days ago

      If you’re stuck in sand, the absolute last thing you do is start ‘wiggling’ the steering wheel. Might as well be a crab trying to bury yourself deeper in the sand…

      IDK whether it was Autopilot or Human™ controlled, or if the vehicle was just damaged and malfunctioning, any which way this event was just straight fucking stupid.

      Props to Toyota though 👍

      • ch00f@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        4 days ago

        Oh I’m sorry. I thought you said that the wheels were falling off. So they’re not falling off then?