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[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 49 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They're actually really cheap and flimsy pedals.

[–] YerbaYerba@lemm.ee 38 points 2 months ago

When it gets stuck they call it "unsupervised full self driving"

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Importantly, they also get stuck under the carpet when pressed which I hear has been causing some issues

[–] BadlyTimedLuck@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I'm guessing they bolt the carpet down as their solution. Might as well add metal brackets and bolt the driver down for safety.

[–] DasAlbatross@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

You're close. The problem is a shitty little metal cover over the shitty little plastic pedal to make it look "cooler". That has Tesla level build quality and doesn't stay on and when it slides off it hooks on the carpet. They shoot a screw through the cover into the pedal.

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Might as well bolt the car down. They'll probably get the same enjoyment out of it, just sitting in it in the rain and staring forward.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Funnily enough, the fake aluminium sleeves slid off the accelerator pedals and their solution to that was bolting it.

https://www.inkl.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-s-pedal-fix-isn-t-pretty-but-deliveries-can-resume

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 28 points 2 months ago

Surprised they don't have to accelerate using the touch screen.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What a world we live in. And I’m over here sticking my feet through the floor to scrabble scrabble scrabble along the pavement

[–] turbodrooler@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Yabba dabba doo