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Every report about the Tesla Cybertruck makes it more understandable why Tesla had so little to say about its long awaited pickup at the launch event. The automaker says it’s not far away from shipping out another big software update to add features to the electric off-roader, following an OTA package in February. The new code mainly enhances off-road features, but there are some on-road goodies as well. There’s now an Off-Road driving mode with two settings, Overland and Baja. These are the activation and expansion of menus already in the infotainment menu that we found out about in December but that didn’t work and didn’t come with any explanation.  

Cybertruck lead engineer Wes Morrill broke the features down in a series of posts on X. Overland Mode lets the driver set the truck up for the best traction on all kinds of surfaces. New buttons and sliders enable a choice of terrain such as Rock or Sand, whether to activate a brake holding feature or let the truck roll when not on the brakes, three ride heights, activating rear-wheel-steering, locking the differentials, and wading. There’s also a set of digital gauges indicating heading, pitch, and roll in degrees.

Note, Morrill explains the locking differentials as, “On uneven or slippery terrain, if a wheel has limited or no traction, Cybertruck can direct that torque to the opposite wheel.” This sounds more like traction control or torque vectoring to us, or a feature lost in translation because the Cybertruck doesn’t have solid axles, but as long as it gets the truck unstuck, who’s complaining. The front and rear locking e-differentials are a boon for the dual-motor truck; the tri-motor Cyberbeast comes with a variable locking rear that’s always active, and adds the front e-diff. As far as we can tell, the Wade Mode still doesn’t put a number to maximum allowable water height. A graphic explaining the Overland Mode menu only indicates, “Use when navigating through shallow bodies of water.”

In Baja Mode, the Cybertruck is said to have better vehicle balance and “handles more freely when Stability Assist is set to Minimal” as opposed to Standard or Reduced. Called “the equivalent of track mode,” this opens up some high-speed off-road capability, the notes explaining that the mode’s Rugged setting is the best one to use, and there’s a Handling Balance slider to choose which axle does the most work.  

Trail Assist is an off-road cruise control. A camera feed shown at the top of the off-road pages lets passengers swipe through surround-camera views while on the go. And a Cybertent Mode keeps the tonneau cover open and works the suspension to get the truck level, making it easier to get a good night’s rest in the $3,000 overlanding add-on. This also keeps the bed lights and outlets powered on in trucks so equipped.   

For on-road duty, a selectable Slippery Surface terrain control engages the new rear e-diff locker for better traction in slick stuff like ice and snow, but Tesla says it “should only be used temporarily,” without explaining how long is temporary. The adaptive suspension has been tweaked for better estimation of payload weight so it can deliver a better ride. A Vitals page displays data such as battery and motor temperatures and tire pressures. 

At this point, we’re ready to believe it will be a year from the Cybertruck launch before the Cybertruck is finally updated with all of the features buyers expected at the launch. Anyone looking for a deeper download is welcome to check out the 22-page Cybertruck Off-Road Guide with additional info on the new systems. On top of that, a Teslarati report says the automaker’s Spring Release software update could bring even more features to the Cybertruck and other Tesla models.

اگر شما چیزی شبیه به بسیاری از کارکنان Jalopnik هستید، احتمالاً آرزوی تبدیل شدن به یک تعقیب کننده طوفان را داشت در مقطعی از زندگی شما ایده در حال اجرا کردن پیچش در چرخ سوبارو کراس‌ترک یک چشم انداز بسیار سرگرم کننده است، اما اگر به شما بگویم که می توانید به عنوان یک راننده قطار فروتن، شغلی موفق در تعقیب طوفان ایجاد کنید، چه؟

این دقیقاً همان چیزی است که خدمه یک کشتی باری BNSF هفته گذشته هنگامی که لوکوموتیو آنها در قلب یک چرخان در نبراسکا گرفتار شد، کشف کردند. شبکه هواشناسی گزارش می دهد. در روز جمعه، طوفان‌های شدید چرخ‌هایی را به غرب میانه آورد که درختان را از بین برد، به خانه‌ها آسیب رساند و ماشین‌ها را مانند اسباب‌بازی به کناری انداخت.

در میان همه اینها، خدمه قطار در حال هدایت یک کشتی باری عظیم بین Waverly و لینکلن، نبراسکا بودند. خدمه مجبور شدند قطار را متوقف کنند در حالی که در میان طوفان منتظر سیگنال بودند و در حالی که صبورانه نشسته بودند، جاسوسی چرخاننده مستقیم به سر می برد برای لوکوموتیو

خدمه به جای دویدن برای پوشش، در ایمنی موتور باقی ماندند، موتوری که می توانست بین 100 تا 200 تن وزن داشته باشد. خدمه در ایمنی کابین فلزی خود به راه افتادند فیلمبرداری از طوفان پیش رو، که هر چه بیشتر به جلوی قطار نزدیک می شد، ریزه ها را از بین می برد. همانطور که شبکه هواشناسی توضیح می دهد:

کل این مصیبت تنها یک لحظه کوتاه به طول انجامید، اما از طریق ویدیو، بینندگان می‌توانند عواقب ناشی از پرتاب شدن اندام درختان به همه جا، خاک را در قطار و حتی شکستن یکی از شیشه‌های کناری ببینند.

گردباد همچنین چندین واگن ریلی را از ریل خارج کرد و به طور کامل آنها را از ریل خارج کرد و قطار را بی حرکت کرد. خوشبختانه هر دو مرد آسیبی ندیدند.

خوشبختانه، لوکوموتیو که خدمه در آن پناه گرفته اند، به نظر می رسد از این مصیبت آسیب ندیده است. با این حال، واگن بیشتر در قطار بودند طوفان از مسیر خارج شد.

در نتیجه این انفجار هیچ آسیبی ندید خبرگزاری trains.com گزارش می دهدو مقامات تأیید کردند که در نتیجه خروج از ریل هیچ ماده خطرناکی رها نشده است.

The S-Class enters its final stretch as a combustion-powered sedan with a pinpoint refresh for the 2025 model year that’s entirely about the details; only those who keep track of the S-Class color palette year-to-year will know this is one is different to the 2024 sedan by looking at the exterior. The two new colors are Verde Silver Metallic and Velvet Brown Metallic — that’s right, brown, baby! Every auto scribe’s dream color. 

Inside, the comfort headrests that put a fluffy pillow between one’s hairdo and the traditional leather will be standard equipment. Streaming options rise by one, Mercedes integrating Sony Pictures Entertainment’s RideVu, porting films from Sony’s library into the cabin and onto devices in the cabin. RideVu says its custom interface tweaks just for the S-Class, which includes parental controls, allows “content to be streamed synchronously on up to six different in-car screens or personal devices or watched independently on each device.” A rotating roster of titles will count gems like “Jumanji: The Next Level,” “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” and “The Equalizer 3.”

Closer to the sedan’s German home, Mercedes’ MBUX infotainment interface will make assisted parking suggestions easier to find and use. For international markets, pre-installation for the Digital Key will make its way to the U.S. and Canada, and be compatible with Android devices. And for everyone, a new rear seat reminder uses the opening of the rear doors — as in, putting something in the back seat before starting the car and taking off — to figure out when to alert front-row occupants about something potentially left in the back seat. 

Moving up to the sedans in the Manufaktur program will get an OLED main display as standard equipment, part of MBUX Entertainment Plus. 

Based on a previous report, a more substantial facelift and refresh is on the way for 2026. At some point, either then or perhaps for another update planned in 2029, we’re told a less fussy user interface will return, with touch sliders on the steering wheel supposedly being replaced by capacitive buttons and thumbwheels, and a reworked instrument panel showing off a new Hyperscreen with an optional passenger display. Hartmut Sinkwitz, head of interiors, said, “Intuitive ergonomics will return, but I’m not saying analog is the new digital. Instead, we are going to offer the customers the best of both worlds.”

Orders for the 2025 S-Class are open now, deliveries in Europe will begin at the end of July, those for the U.S. will start at the end of August.  

Three recent Toyota patent filings look at different ways to mount tow hooks for better crash performance.

One of these filings, which was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) April 25, 2024 (and originally filed October 19, 2022), discusses tow hooks that would extend out when in use and retract into housing the rest of the time.

Toyota pivoting tow hook patent image

This arrangement could help improve safety, Toyota claims. In the patent filing, the automaker notes that rigid-mounted tow hooks can transmit impact forces to other parts of the vehicle, potentially causing damage. This design uses a shearing pin that will break if an impact is hard enough, causing the tow hook to retract and thus absorbing some of the force.

Another patent filing, submitted by Toyota and published by the USPTO within the same timeframe as the first, features a similar idea. Here, though, tow hooks would pivot up and down. Again, Toyota believes allowing the tow hooks to move when hit will improve a vehicle’s crash performance.

Toyota tow hook assembly patent image

The third patent filing, which surfaced around the time as the other two, proposes a more complex mounting assembly that would act as a crash structure for two hooks. The tow hook would be attached to a “crush box” designed to deform on impact, absorbing the force of the impact rather than transmitting it to other parts of the vehicle.

Not all patented ideas make it to production, but these three iterations at least indicate that Toyota is thoroughly investigating different tow-hook mounting options. And with the continuing proliferation of off-road variants of SUVs and pickup trucks, a closer look at the safety of permanently-mounted tow hooks might be a good idea.

Tesla cut two key executives and laid off the 500 staff members who supported the operations of its Supercharger EV charging network, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing CEO Elon Musk’s email to senior managers.

Musk cited falling sales and impatience with the overall progress in headcount reduction as the primary drivers behind the cuts and reportedly suggested that more will follow, warning his executives to take headcount reduction measures seriously. 

Rebecca Tinucci, senior director of the electric vehicle maker’s Supercharger business, and Daniel Ho, head of the new vehicles program, are both out. Musk also plans to dismiss everyone working for Tinucci and Ho, including the roughly 500 employees who work in the Supercharger group, the report said. The Supercharger layoffs stand out as particularly surprising, because the Supercharger network is widely regarded as a key advantage for Tesla over its competition — as of January, Tesla had built 6,000 Supercharger stations with nearly 55,000 chargers.

Tesla’s public policy team, which was led by former executive Rohan Patel, will also be dissolved.

Per Musk, Tesla needs to remain “absolutely hard core” about managing headcount and costs and said the cuts should serve as a warning to anybody on staff who isn’t taking the initiatives seriously. Tesla had 140,473 employees globally as of end-2023, Reuters said. 

Ho joined Tesla in 2013 and served as program manager on Model S, the 3, and the Y before being put in charge of all new vehicles. Tinucci joined in 2018. Two other leaders — Patel and battery development chief Drew Baglino — announced their departures earlier this month, when Tesla also ordered the layoffs of more than 10% of its workforce.

Includes reporting from Reuters.

Porsche is working on a mid-cycle update for the current 992 generation of the 911. One of the changes will be the introduction of hybrid technology on some grades. One of the grades that will go the hybrid route is the entry-level 911 Carrera, and we just spotted a prototype for the convertible.

Tom Walkinshaw Racing was a British motorsports and engineering company with successes in Formula 1 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It went under in 2002, but now it has been revived by the son of the original company’s founder. The first product from the modern TWR is a modified Jaguar XJS spitting out over 600 hp.

Italy’s Italdesign showed up to last week’s 2024 Beijing auto show with a concept blending elements of a grand touring coupe and a pickup truck. Called the Quintessenza, the concept also packed a trio of electric motors, two of which were in-wheel motors.

You’ll find these stories and more in today’s car news, right here at Motor Authority.

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