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Tesla Cybertruck turns into world's most expensive brick after car wash (www.theregister.com)
submitted 7 months ago by EdibleFriend@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Bulletproof? Is it waterproof? Ts&Cs say: 'Failure to put Cybertruck in Car Wash Mode may result in damage'

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[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 258 points 7 months ago (5 children)

"To prevent damage to the exterior, immediately remove corrosive substances (such as grease, oil, bird droppings, tree resin, dead insects, tar spots, road salt, industrial fallout, etc.),"

Not washing it could fuck it up. Got it.

"CAUTION Failure to put Cybertruck in Car Wash Mode may result in damage (for example, to the charge port or windshield wipers). Damage caused by car washes is not covered by the warranty."

Also washing it could fuck it up.

[–] TheDeepState@lemmy.world 46 points 7 months ago (4 children)

What does car wash mode do?

[–] MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 61 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't know about the Cybertruck or its charging port, but cars do have rain sensors to activate the wipers automatically when it rains. Car wash mode likely turns those sensors off to prevent damage to the wipers.

[–] heatofignition@lemmy.world 65 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

It must be something more substantial in this case, tearing the windshield wiper off wouldn't brick the truck

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 52 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Or maybe it does, who knows. It's the Cybertruck afterall

[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 53 points 7 months ago (3 children)

CRITICAL FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WIPER DETACHMENT DETECTED. PLEASE CONTACT ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE IMMEDIATELY. DRIVING HAS BEEN DISABLED FOR SAFETY REASONS.

[–] seaQueue@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago

FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE PLEASE DRINK VERIFICATION CAN

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

CYAN LOW, REPLACE CYAN TO TURN OFF EMERGENCY BRAKE.

[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

If I saw that on my car, I'm not sure I could restrain the urge to take a baseball bat to it

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Water gets into the body, which lacks fluid drains and accumulates water, which can potentially reach wiring.

[–] space@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I seriously don't understand how this could be possible. How does the car manage rain water?

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't think it's meant to be driven in the rain

[–] thurstylark@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I don't think it's meant to be driven.

I mean... It's not even meant to be a vehicle, tbh. It's an ego trip, status symbol, or virtue signal (pick up to 3) in the form of a vehicle.

The part where it can propel itself and it's occupants from place to place is, in fact, a bonus feature.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 31 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It folds the mirrors in and puts the car in neutral. Stuff like that.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 49 points 7 months ago (2 children)

So things normal people do to normal cars but with extra steps and Elon.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Have you seen other people in a car wash? Park, reverse, drive but they start holding the brakes when the track pulls them along, leaving antennas up, not closing windows, opening fucking doors... A vast majority of the human population is some level of braindead.

Fuck me, I've seen someone pull up into a manual car wash bay, open all their doors, and wash the INSIDE of their car. This was not a washable interior like a Jeep Wrangler or something, it was a typical sedan with carpeted floors and cloth seats.

And these people (theoretically) are licensed to drive, right next to you.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 61 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but the car still ran afterwards.

[–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev -4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

So did this one, but if you include irrelevant details like that, the headline wouldn't get as many clicks.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Doesn't it say that the vehicle was bricked, meaning it wouldn't run after going through the car wash? Isn't that what happened?

[–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's what the headline says. In the article it states that it worked again after a service request and a (redidulously long) reboot.

[–] techt@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago (3 children)

So then it didn't run after the car wash -- unless we're ignoring the mandatory steps needed to get it working again, the headline is pretty accurate. Or are you considering "bricked" a permanent condition?

[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 10 points 7 months ago

That’s what I think of when I say something is bricked- that’s it fubar, irreparable, fukt, yaknow that kind of thing

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

Bricked is a permanent condition. And if they were able to get it working again, I wouldn't say it was bricked. More like broken or crashed in the software sense.

Still, it wouldn't run after the car wash either.

I meant more like, even if you wash a car with the doors open and water goes in everywhere and damages the car, you can still turn the key and it will start.

[–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Other people have already addressed the main issue here, so I think you're sorted there.

But yeah, I consider "bricked" a permanent condition - something broken beyond repair, so it's as useful as a brick. See also "paperweight".

What do you think it means? Temporarily unavailable?

[–] techt@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Yeah I got the impression it was a recoverable condition after a search found a bunch of guides for "unbricking" (Android phones). Semantics are the true enemy it seems

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

Read article

[–] june@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I’m curious how many menus deep the car wash mode is too

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

?

[–] june@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Oh boy. I should proof read before posting lmao.

Fixed

[–] something15525@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Also locks the charging port, turns off the AC, locks the doors and windows. Still nothing that should prevent the car from breaking in a car wash....

Also, upon reading the article, seems like the car was fine after a reset, it just took 5 hours. Didn't have anything to do with the car wash it seems.

[–] space@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

But what if there is heavy rain? Are you supposed to put the car in car wash mode then? Why wouldn't those things be sealed all the time?

[–] something15525@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Car wash mode always is the solution.

[–] limitedduck@awful.systems 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I believe it also closes vents

[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

It's worse than that, washing the car even in wash mode will damage the car because the fucking thing is made out ~~aluminum~~ stainless steel, you know, a mineral that corrodes if exposed to water long enough. It's mind boggling how badly designed this car is.

Edit: sorry, confused my minerals there.

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

jesus christ marie, they're alloys!

[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'll pretend I understand there's a difference. :)

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Breaking Bad. Macho man starts collecting minerals. His wife (Marie) refers to them as rocks. He ends up shouting something similar.

[–] BlueJayOakerson@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

I think Macho man’s ends up shouting “snap in to a slim jim” but I could be wrong

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

There's a few things wrong here. First, it's made of steel, which is iron and not aluminum. Second, neither of those is as mineral. Third, aluminum has pretty good corrosion resistance in terms of metals.

None of that is to say that Tesla had any idea what they were doing when designing this monstrosity.

[–] too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Neither of those are minerals.

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

They could have solved this with a layer of clear coat.

Without that, every single one will eventually patina.

[–] Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

To be fair patina looks cool on certain things, I just wouldn't feel comfortable with it on any loving object, who knows what it could damage.

Edit: err um I meant moving not loving. Unless?

[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

... with it on any loving object

Come again?

[–] jkrtn@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

I bet they meant "moving" but it is a funny typo.

[–] blusterydayve26@midwest.social 5 points 7 months ago

It’s a $6000 upcharge. I think you have to make an appointment for it?

[–] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What if it rains?

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 7 months ago

Fucks it up

[–] heleos@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

FYI you're supposed to remove all that from normal cars too, it's not good for the clear coat/ paint