As Vergecast listeners know, I’m deeply and ceaselessly fascinated by the Tesla Cybertruck’s wiper — it is without doubt one of the silliest design compromises in automotive historical past on a automobile that’s itself a rolling design compromise. I adore it a lot.
Anyway, I’ve been asking listeners to ship in detailed photographs of the wiper to verify a rumor I’ve been listening to — my due to the handfuls of people that’ve handed alongside images. I didn’t have something price working till in the present day, although: our personal Parker Ortolani noticed a Cybertruck in NYC and took a number of images that seem to indicate that the “single wiper” is definitely a number of wiper blades stacked in a row.
The concept, I’ve been advised, is seemingly to make replacements simpler — one assumes sourcing standard-ish wipers is simpler than an enormous customized half. Right here’s a close-up, which undoubtedly seems to indicate a second blade attaching on the finish of the arm:
Right here’s the place it will get much more fascinating: I’ve an unconfirmed tip in my inbox that claims the wiper is definitely three blades in a row and that the size of the wiper arm means the tip strikes at dangerously quick speeds to traverse the massive arc it has to make on every sweep. In the event you can verify any of this, let me know. The Verge is America’s No. 1 supply of Cybertruck wiper information, and it’s all due to readers such as you.