Cybertruck driver suffers from alleged vehicle 'glitch' that could've cost his life
We're now a few months into the reign of the Cybertruck as probably the most iconic road-legal car on the market right now and some interesting stories are starting to come out via owners.
One owner shared their story complete with images to a thread on the Cybertruck Owners' Club forum.
They explaining how they were driving as usual and preparing to take a turn when they noticed their car wasn't decelerating at all despite their foot being off the accelerator.
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Realising that something didn't feel right, the driver claims they, "pressed the brake... but it didn't engage.... until it was too late".
This apparently led to them hitting a signal pole hard enough to dent and bash the incredibly robust stainless steel plating at the front of the car, leaving it damaged.
The driver further alleges the "airbags didn't deploy".
With plenty of images showing the alleged damage from all sides, the post unsurprisingly started a pretty vocal discussion about both what could have happened and what the driver should be doing now, with many people interested to know what data Tesla can pull from its car diagnostics to see what actually occurred.
The post claimed that the Cybertruck had less than 350 miles on the clock. But the owner did say in the thread: "Still love the truck though".
In the case of this reportedly damaged truck, though, some people replying in the discussion thread have had varying reactions. A few asked for pictures to be posted, while another shared a really positive story saying: "Sorry to hear this. On the contrary, my CT saved me the other day by engaging automatic emergency brake when I was distracted for a moment!".
Another person said: "Wait a minute. You say that the brakes didn’t engage ‘fast enough’ but earlier you said they didn’t engage at all. You say that you have whiplash but that the airbags didn’t deploy. Can these things coexist?".
Tesla has been contacted for comment.