Cyber Shit truck does it again.
US deliveries of the
Tesla Cybertruck have been paused for one week, following the discovery of a fault which could cause the electric pickup to accelerate when the pedal isn’t being pressed.
Tesla fan account
Whole Mars Catalog reported the news on social media platform X – formerly known as Twitter – saying
Cybertruck deliveries had been paused for seven days “due to an issue with the accelerator pedal”.
Multiple Tesla Cybertruck buyers who are awaiting the delivery of their electric pickups have also reported being contacted about the delay, though the electric vehicle (EV) specialist hasn’t made a formal comment as it doesn’t have a public relations division.
With the pedal still depressed, the Cybertruck will continue to accelerate even though the driver is expecting it to slow down.
Though this can be overridden by pressing and holding the brake pedal, once it’s released the power will return.
While unintended acceleration is dangerous in any vehicle, the Cybertruck has up to 630kW of power in tri-motor Cyberbeast guise, good for a 0-100km/h time of 2.7 seconds. It also weighs 3107kg.
