r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • May 03 '24

A YouTuber let the Cybertruck close on his finger to test the new sensor update. It didn't go well. The frunk update worked well on produce, but crushed his finger and left it shaking with a dent. Social Media

https://www.businessinsider.com/youtuber-cybertrunk-finger-test-frunk-sensor-2024-5
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u/Clearskies37 May 04 '24

A Tesla engineer told him the next day that it's an algorithm that's programmed to learn to close harder after multiple attempts of putting luggage in there. So after the produce, he didn't know it, but was closing harder each time. The first time it tried to close it took almost no pressure at all to lift back up