A Cybertruck owner says that his elderly neighbor had to be airlifted to a hospital after his truck startled her horse. She fell down and broke eight ribs. The Cybertruck also seems to startle and confuse other animals even more than gas vehicles.
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Since the Cybertruck started deliveries, we’ve been following up on stories involving the all-electric truck and animals.
A few weeks ago, we covered a string of Cybertruck run-ins with deer. One deer bounced off a Cybertruck on the highway after being hit at 75 miles an hour; a Cybertruck killed another deer at 50 miles an hour, and so on.
The central theme of these stories is how animals respond to the Cybertruck’s unconventional, reflective, polygonal stainless steel exterior.
These incidents have made us wonder whether there is an issue between Cybertrucks and animals. And today, we came across two stories showing that Cybertrucks might be startling animals, and in one of those, the situation ended in a tragedy.
Initially, a Cybertruck owner from Austin, Texas, posted a few pictures and videos on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum with the title “Cybertruck at the San Antonio Safari Zoo. How Animals React.”
In his post, you can see his Cybertruck driving amongst a variety of animals, including giraffes, gazelles, and buffaloes.
This is simply a wholesome family moment; however, what was interesting was that the Cybertruck owner added, “The takeaway from all of this is that the gazelles especially were afraid of the Cybertruck. I think they didn’t recognize it as a car and would run away from it (they loved Jeeps, though).”
Given that Jeeps are fitted with loud internal combustion engines and emit chemicals out of their tailpipes, one would assume that wildlife would prefer the electric Cybertruck; however, this doesn’t appear to be the case.
This was an interesting observation on its own; however, what was more noteworthy was a response that was posted by a forum member detailing his own Cybertruck/animal interaction.
UberNoob is a member of the Cybertruck Owners Club, and he shared that his brand new Cybertruck startled his neighbor’s horse, ending up in an accident. He writes…
“On the topic of animals reactions. I had my brother pick up my Cyberbeast while I was in Thailand for two weeks. He parked it in his barn. A few days passed, and I called and walked him through how to activate Sentry Mode.
When I returned to the US, he picked me up at the airport in the Cybertruck and showed me the first Sentry video. A day before, his family had the horses out, and the neighbor was there with their horse.
In the video the truck captured, you could see my sister-in-law approaching the truck 40-50 feet away and the head of the neighbor's horse on the very side of the footage.
When Sentry Mode triggered the lights, it spooked the horses. You could see my sister-in-law taking off like a bat out of a cave full send, and the neighbor's horse head goes quickly out of frame.
The neighbor got bucked off the horse and hit the ground. She’s an elderly lady. She was told she had broken eight ribs, and since my brother lives in the middle of nowhere, 911 opted to land the life flight helicopter in his field. The old lady is ok and has been released.
I gave him the sentry drive to save the footage and have been told to view it on the PC. Maybe the other cameras caught it in action. TLDR: Know your animals' behavior before bringing them around spooky or new things. Also, be careful passing Amish carriages.”
Interestingly, UberNoob chose to blame the old lady rather than Cybertruck. I guess humans assume responsibility when an animal interacts with an inanimate object.
No matter who’s to blame, this is another story showing a Cybertruck starling animals. We are happy to hear that the old lady who fell off the horse is okay; however, the next interaction between an equestrian and the all-electric truck might have more tragic consequences.
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Image: Screenshot from Horse Vans & Tesla Cyber Truck
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Tinsae Aregay has been following Tesla and the evolution of the EV space daily for several years. He covers everything about Tesla, from the cars to Elon Musk, the energy business, and autonomy. Follow Tinsae on Twitter at @TinsaeAregay for daily Tesla news.
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