Steven P. Administrators Posted December 29, 2023 Administrators Share Posted December 29, 2023 The California Highway Patrol confirmed to The Verge that police responded to a two-vehicle incident on SR 35 in Palo Alto. No one involved in the crash suffered a major injury. According to Teslarati, the Cybertruck was driven by a Tesla engineer based in San Francisco. In a statement to The Verge, California police said the following: Quote Our preliminary investigation indicates a Toyota Corolla was traveling south on SR-35 southbound, south of Page Mill Road, at an unknown speed, when the driver, for unknown reasons, turned to the right and subsequently struck a dirt embankment on the right shoulder. The Toyota then re-entered the roadway, crossed over the double yellow lines into the northbound lane, and crashed into a Tesla Cybertruck traveling north on SR-35 northbound. The images posted to Reddit reveal significant damage to the Toyota Corolla’s front, while the Cybertruck appears relatively unscathed in comparison, despite the deployment of airbags. Source: The Verge via MobileSyrup | Image credit boddhya Reddit Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1436930-toyota-commits-kamikaze-on-tesla-cybertruck/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted December 29, 2023 MVC Share Posted December 29, 2023 That cybertruck took it like a BOSS! DocM, Nogib and GeXeH 3 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1436930-toyota-commits-kamikaze-on-tesla-cybertruck/#findComment-598872163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Recently a Cybertruck was rear-ended by a RAM 1500 TRX pickup (supercharged V8 off-roader). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1436930-toyota-commits-kamikaze-on-tesla-cybertruck/#findComment-598902834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 That RAM pickup did crumple as designed; this is to absorb the impact of the crash. It may not look pretty, but it's best to just never be in a collision, both vehicles have other hidden damage that might not be obvious immediately. Today's mainstream pickups are not designed to be tanks, they are designed the same way other vehicles are, to protect the occupants in a collision. SierraSonic, +primortal, satukoro and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1436930-toyota-commits-kamikaze-on-tesla-cybertruck/#findComment-598902843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted May 16 Global Moderator Share Posted May 16 On 16/05/2024 at 15:54, DocM said: Recently a Cybertruck was rear-ended by a RAM 1500 TRX pickup (supercharged V8 off-roader). Wow...this 3 month old incident really got you all warm and fuzzy that you've had to post it in two seperate threads. ...a ~2002 Dodge Ram crumple zones did their job. Wow. Amazing. Slugsie, +primortal, +Matthew S. and 3 others 6 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1436930-toyota-commits-kamikaze-on-tesla-cybertruck/#findComment-598902852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 On 16/05/2024 at 18:29, Jim K said: Wow...this 3 month old incident really got you all warm and fuzzy that you've had to post it in two seperate threads. ...a ~2002 Dodge Ram crumple zones did their job. Wow. Amazing. I don't see you complaining about much older posts around here, example being the flooded battery from last year. Picky, picky. Dick Montage 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1436930-toyota-commits-kamikaze-on-tesla-cybertruck/#findComment-598902863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted May 17 Global Moderator Share Posted May 17 On 16/05/2024 at 18:15, DocM said: I don't see you complaining about much older posts around here, example being the flooded battery from last year. Picky, picky. What flooded battery? I don't see a post in this Kamikaze Toyota thread about a flooded battery? Dick Montage 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1436930-toyota-commits-kamikaze-on-tesla-cybertruck/#findComment-598902876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 On 17/05/2024 at 00:15, DocM said: I don't see you complaining about much older posts around here, example being the flooded battery from last year. Picky, picky. Oh this is a ###### joke - seeing as how picky you can be with news, polls, etc. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1436930-toyota-commits-kamikaze-on-tesla-cybertruck/#findComment-598902918 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+primortal Subscriber² Posted May 17 Subscriber² Share Posted May 17 I wouldn't be surprised if the insurance companies doesn't jack up the rates when insuring these trucks for the amount of damage they create. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1436930-toyota-commits-kamikaze-on-tesla-cybertruck/#findComment-598902954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Well unless the Cybertruck driver is okay with driving a damaged vehicle, that's going to be outrageously expensive to fix. Can't exactly take it to your local independent repair shop either. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1436930-toyota-commits-kamikaze-on-tesla-cybertruck/#findComment-598902965 Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 (edited) On 16/05/2024 at 13:54, DocM said: Recently a Cybertruck was rear-ended by a RAM 1500 TRX pickup (supercharged V8 off-roader). Except its not a RAM 1500 TRX. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1436930-toyota-commits-kamikaze-on-tesla-cybertruck/#findComment-598903028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 On 17/05/2024 at 08:34, primortal said: I wouldn't be surprised if the insurance companies doesn't jack up the rates when insuring these trucks for the amount of damage they create. Many drivers are buying Tesla Insurance. Their certified shops have the facilities. Cheaper too, Dick Montage 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1436930-toyota-commits-kamikaze-on-tesla-cybertruck/#findComment-598903030 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Seeing as how Tesla seem to play it loose and easy with their honoring of warrantees, I wouldn't truth their insurance as far as... well as far as the MuskMobile can travel on a 30 minute charge. Which isn't far. Because it's crap! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1436930-toyota-commits-kamikaze-on-tesla-cybertruck/#findComment-598903096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 On 17/05/2024 at 17:53, Dick Montage said: Seeing as how Tesla seem to play it loose and easy with their honoring of warrantees, I wouldn't truth their insurance as far as... well as far as the MuskMobile can travel on a 30 minute charge. Which isn't far. Because it's crap! Auto insurance is mostly regulated at the state level, and they have to jump jump through loops to get certified. It's really no different than General Motors and OnStar insurance. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1436930-toyota-commits-kamikaze-on-tesla-cybertruck/#findComment-598903124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 (edited) On 17/05/2024 at 10:27, adrynalyne said: Except its not a RAM 1500 TRX. No comment @DocM? You were trying to make it a bigger deal saying it was a “RAM 1500 TRX pickup (supercharged V8 off-roader)”. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1436930-toyota-commits-kamikaze-on-tesla-cybertruck/#findComment-598903126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 (edited) On 17/05/2024 at 22:20, adrynalyne said: No comment @DocM? You were trying to make it a bigger deal saying it was a “RAM 1500 TRX pickup (supercharged V8 off-roader)”. That was what some of the reports said it was. Either way, it's a big RAM. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1436930-toyota-commits-kamikaze-on-tesla-cybertruck/#findComment-598903135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 On 17/05/2024 at 20:54, DocM said: That was what some of the reports said it was. Either way, it's a big RAM. Well that just goes to show that you don’t fact check the stuff you post. +primortal and Dick Montage 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1436930-toyota-commits-kamikaze-on-tesla-cybertruck/#findComment-598903140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 On 18/05/2024 at 02:09, DocM said: Auto insurance is mostly regulated at the state level, and they have to jump jump through loops to get certified. It's really no different than General Motors and OnStar insurance. Obviously. But there are good insurers who don't try to get out of paying out, and then there are others... You know this, which makes your post pointless. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1436930-toyota-commits-kamikaze-on-tesla-cybertruck/#findComment-598903176 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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