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Tesla Cybertruck Proves Impenetrable as "Armored Glass" Stops Criminals Trying to Break in – Unfortunately, The Cybertruck Still Sustained Thousands of Dollars Worth of Damages

A Tesla Cybertruck was able to stop criminals from stealing the contents inside the truck after the Cybertruck’s “armored glass” proved impenetrable to the car vandals. Unfortunately, the Cybertruck sustained damage to the windows and glass roof.
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The Cybertruck is the toughest vehicle currently out on the road. By now, we all know about the Cybertruck’s stainless steel exoskeleton that’s bulletproof to a shotgun.

A recent collision between a Cybertruck and a Ram pickup truck highlights the toughness of the all-electric truck. After the crash, while the Ram pickup truck gets totaled, the Cybertruck survives the encounter with barely a scratch.

The Cybertruck’s stainless steel exoskeleton is undoubtedly the most durable part of the vehicle. However, what about the infamous armored glass that unfortunately shattered during the Cybertruck unveiling event back in 2019?

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Since then, Tesla has walked back some of the claims regarding the Cybertruck’s glass; for example, Tesla is no longer calling the Cybertruck’s glass: “liquid metal” but has changed the terminology to “armored shatter resistant” glass.

During the Cybertruck delivery event, Elon Musk said that the glass on the final version of the Cybertruck is resistant to a baseball thrown at 70 miles an hour and is rated for Class 4 hail.

This is all well and good on paper; however, how does the Cybertruck’s glass hold up in a real-world environment?

A California Cybertruck owner was forced to find out this fact the hard way when a criminal attempted to break his truck’s windows and steal the contents out of the vehicle.

In a video that was captured using the Cybertruck’s Sentry Mode, you can see a small car approaching a Cybertruck. Following this, a masked man steps out of the vehicle and attempts multiple times to break the truck’s windows.

After unsuccessfully trying to break the Cybertruck’s windows, the criminal proceeds to climb onto the Cybertruck and tries to break into the truck through the glass roof.

Once again unable to shatter the Cybertruck’s “shatter resistant” glass, the criminal hurriedly abandons the truck and speeds away.

This whole story is a testament to the Cybertruck’s strength and Tesla’s foresight in designing a truck that is so formidable.

So far, this is all good; unfortunately, the Cybertruck did not survive this encounter without sustaining noticeable damage.

As you can see in the pictures of the aftermath posted by the owner, although the Cybertruck’s glass did not shatter and allowed the criminals to steal the vehicle's contents, the windows and the glass roof still sustained heavy damage.

Both the driver-side front and rear windows and the roof have sustained massive cracks that will require replacement and will likely cost thousands of dollars.

Currently, this is all the information we’ve regarding the Cybertruck break-in attempt; however, we’ll be sure to keep you posted once we learn more about the unfolding story. Until then, make sure to visit our site, torquenews.com/Tesla, regularly for the latest updates.

So what do you think? Surprised to see the Cybertruck’s glass prove impenetrable in a real-world eniviroment? Given the current environment, do you think Tesla was right to make the vehicle so durable? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Image: Courtesy of Arak Malek on X

For more information,  check out: A Tesla Cybertruck Gets Rear-Ended By a Ram Pickup Truck – The Cybertruck Gets Barely Scratched While the Ram is Totaled – Cybertruck Demonstrates Importance of a Stainless Steel Exoskeleton

Tinsae Aregay has been following Tesla and The evolution of the EV space on a daily basis 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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Duke Woolworth (not verified)    February 26, 2024 - 4:31PM

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I've posted this numerous times...How do passengers get out of a sinking truck if they can't break the windows?

Jason Ward (not verified)    February 27, 2024 - 11:15PM

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It's not laminated, it would be possible but you have a valid point there that.. the .. depending on what industry you would in it's classed as high impact or elastic ceramics, which are not new to science but vehicles..

Let me say that I totally understand the "over engineering" of this that literally looks like it came from academia and no real world experience with physics outside of the theoretical book bullshit.

pooki guy (not verified)    February 28, 2024 - 2:30PM

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its a silly question: 1) in the highly unlikely scenerio that you are stuck in a sinking car, it will often be the case, particularly with the outside water pressure, that you will not be able to break the windows of even a "conventional" car, 2) the Cybertruck has been shown to be able to tread water better than most cars, 3) you can ALWAYS think up these corner cases when a certain set of features is good for one situation and terrible for another. I might as well ask "How do passenger expect to survive when gangs start shoot at them in their car?
Well clearly a Cybertruck would do much better than a conventional car in this case. Does that mean that everyone should buy a CT? Of course not. Is it more likely that you and your car would be in a sinking in water situation than being shot at? You be the judge... in many cities, I'd think you're better off in a CT even if you can't easily break its windows if it ever gets into deep water...