VIDEO: How Tesla Cybertruck Rear Wheel Steering Works in Action
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It looks like not only GMC, but Ford and Chevrolet are planning to be the only ones to add rear-wheel steering to their pickups. Tesla includes a feature in the Cybertruck that will help prevent damage to the stainless steel panels.
Building a simple truck for today's market is not enough these days. You have to fill it with cool features, from giant screens to generators. For a new generation of electric trucks, four-wheel steering seems like a hot new feature, and now you can see the Cybertruck version in action on YouTube.
Tesla Cybertruck demonstrates its capabilities
The Cybertruck Owners Club video is short and shows the Cybertruck moving at low speed. A picture of the Tesla Cyber Rodeo at the Giga Texas plant shows the truck's rear wheels turning a few degrees in the opposite direction to the front wheels.
This is the most common way that four-wheel steering systems help improve agility by helping to significantly reduce the vehicle's turning radius during parking and similar operations. Generally, at higher speeds, the rear wheels turn in the same direction as the front wheels, allowing smooth lane changes on slippery roads, etc.
Crab Walk mode has revolutionized the market
While some modern four-wheel steering systems allow for quite severe rear wheel lean angles of up to 15 degrees, the Crab Walk mode is perhaps the best example of the car moving almost diagonally when the system is activated. , which allows a properly equipped truck to potentially move left and right like an omnidirectional forklift.
However, we do not see anything particularly radical here in Cybertruck. It's a subtle effect, and while not groundbreaking, it will certainly greatly improve the Cybertruck's maneuverability. However, it confirms last year's announcement that the Cybertruck would come with a useful feature on board.
How Cybertruck Rear Steering Helps
It may not have the punch of Hummer's crab walk or the sheer playfulness of Rivian's Tank Turn feature, but it should help Cybertruck owners avoid damaging the stainless steel panels when traversing tight parking spaces. Either way, it seems like nobody wants to own a truck without some fancy party gimmick these days, so Tesla may have to step up its game even more in the coming years.
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