• WALLACE@feddit.uk
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    20 hours ago

    Cars are designed up to 5 years in advance. Usually the last 2 years before production is dedicated to endurance testing.

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      1 hour ago

      They don’t have to redesign an entire car, just the internal parts of a door that are related to a handle, that in the past they made work mechanically btw, so no, 2 years is more than enough to redesign and start implementing it

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      14 hours ago

      They’re not being expected to design a whole new car from scratch though, are they.

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        15 hours ago

        A quick search says they do crash testing, is this bullshit?

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          12 hours ago

          Of course they do crash testing, you can go watch videos of it if you want. That’s just a bot, or someone who knows fuck all. Their cars are always top ranked in crash saftey.

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            7 hours ago

            You mean like that cybertruck shit made of rusting “stainless” steel, with no crumple zone and a body that reflects the sun in other drivers eyes?

            Yeah, doubt it. They aren’t even legal in Europe because of safety.

            Who told you that? Elmo?

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            11 hours ago

            Top ranked for the people inside the cars. Not so safe for the people mining the material to replace cars that get totaled, etc. but most people don’t give enough of a fuck to count anyone but the occupants of the car

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            12 hours ago

            Won’t catch me dead driving a tesla but obviously they test safety in order to pass regulations lol

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              12 hours ago

              I mean… if they didn’t test their cars, they really must have the best engineers in the world, being able to go from just engineering plans to getting a 5 star saftey rating at all the agencies. Those engineers would be worth their weight in gold lol.