Looks like more design issue for the Cyber shite.
Tesla Cybertruck crumple zones rely on shattering gigacastings for occupant safety — repair cost implications could be dire.
Tesla recently explained how the crumple zones in the Cybertruck help protect the electric pickup truck's occupants. As opposed to a bending frame, collisions seem to obliterate the entire front gigacasting. The Cybertruck's safety has been called into question a number of times due to its stiff stainless-steel panelling and short hood.
When in a high-speed collision, Cybertruck’s front underbody casting is designed to break into small pieces. This helps reduce occupant impact by absorbing & dispensing energy.
However, completely destroying the front underbody casting could be a costly affair, given just how expensive the component is. The whole point of the gigacasting is that it replaces a stack of welded and bolted-on components with a single cast component.
This manufacturing simplification is great for manufacturing costs and initial vehicle cost, but,
as has been pointed out before, it could have implications on the cost of repair. While a
mild fender bender in the Cybertruck may turn out to be rather inexpensive, any collision that transmits substantial amounts of energy to the front casting would likely damage the part catastrophically.
...Takes a genius doesn't it
