Well I don't think that's going to buff out. Hard shell truck bed cover on the I-10 Twinspan in Louisiana. FSD did not even have a chance to react.
new fear unlocked. Hope y'all are ok. I'd buy y'all some king cake and gumbo if I was still down there.
We are okay, wife had to get transported to hospital stuck in a boot currently but could've been worse. Just finished the last of our king cake today! Gumbo is a weekly thing for us just like red beans!
Glad you’re okay. Insane impact
Damn that sucks! How did you like the swivel screen mount?
Thank you. Very scary when it happened. I honestly feel like the illegal windshield tint prevented it from going all the way through and hurting us really bad.
Love it, wife turns it to her when charging to play her Sudoku. The tilt up and down is definitely the lifesaver with the Louisiana sun glare
That looks like a Bakflip brand tonneau cover (specifically probably a MX4). I had one and it was very well built. I'm going to guess it wasn't installed correctly because they have provisions to run with it closed and one, two or all three panels open and secured with either straps or bars in all those positions. Is everyone ok? At least it landed flat and didn't try going through the windshield sideways. 😬
Some final destination shit.
Hope your DashCam clearly shows the license plate of that other driver, so their insurance can be charged
Obviously FSD’s fault.
I'm in Louisiana too and thankfully I opted for the illegal windshield tint as well. Good to know and glad you guys are good. Come eat at Kitchen Table in Lafayette!
Hope you guys are okay.
Just curious how close FSD was following behind the vehicle in front of you?
Omg. Glad you are all OK. That looks scary!
Happy you are both okay! Do you have the video footage you can share?
can you open or close it manually at speed? wondering if they tried messing with it instead of slowing down
Definitely a Bakflip MX4. I have one on my Lightning and it looks the same
Every year, I think about ordering a king cake, and every year I realize I've already missed the window. I've got a family member moving to New Orleans, so hopefully I'll get reminders now. I'm glad y'all are mostly ok. I hope you got information from the truck that sent that flying at you.
Only if someone was in the truck bed. You open the truck bed, reach in and there's a cable you pull up release the first panel, it flips onto the second, you repeat for the second and third panels.
Some big star sausage will make the pain go away.
Glad you’re safe. But do you have windshield protection plan? Curious if it’s covered.
Looks like a cheap chinese knockoff to me
OP, did the other party stick around or did they leave? If you have a clear shot of their plate, sue them. 100% avoidable accident that could’ve easily killed you guys
Automatic windshield wiper function should take care of that
This is crazy cause I was behind a truck earlier and was thinking about what if his truck cover flew off?
Is there a way to set min follow distance
It’s safety glass, all modern windshield have a plastic layer in the middle to do exactly this!
White Monster, hell yeah brother.
That's crazy, I had my bed cover fly out 5 years ago on a Texas highway, I didn't even realize it until I got home.
Holy cow! I am glad you are both ok!
I wish I did but my dumbass put it on manual and didn't think to activate it.
Of course I don't lol only a fool would pay for something so great and cheap in the event of something like this happening lol. I wish I did
Agreed, at least if it was on mad max it would have ping ponged it over the bridge going 80+
Yeah definitely saw the light for a second there
Thank you, we are could've been much worse.
I would say at least 1 car length in distance.
I literally had to chase them looking out the small portion of the glass on the driver's side hitting my lights and horn on them until they pulled over with glass flying around everywhere.
Definitely would have if it was completely dry outside ya know 🤣
😂 It definitely gave me the strength
Yeah the driver didn't even realize when I chased him and got him to pull over, he was very apologetic.
Unfortunately I had it on manual and didn't activate it but I was able to get them to stop after chasing them. They admit fault.
Thank you!
Yeah I know to stay very much away from them in the future.
Thank you!
Gawd damn, count your blessings Was your wife’s feet up in the dash?. You should show her dash cam videos of what happens when you get in a crash and your feet are rip on the dash
Oh for sure, think the man was looking out for me in a strange way cause my pockets have been hurting lol
Definitely will!
And yes they were! I tell her all the time mainly cause the piggies smudge the windshield but I hope now she listens
So lucky with just a boot!
I may be mistaken but if you pull out the USB drive I think it keeps rolling footage of the most recent driving up to an hour or two, even if you didn’t explicitly save it Glad you’re okay!
If you were not on FSD, would you be able to react on time?
To my knowledge there is no way to set the follow distance in FSD. Following too closely is probably my #1 reason for disengaging in LA traffic. In drivers ed class I was taught to allow roughly 1 car length for every 10 miles per hour of speed. FSD seems to have been trained on user data from millions of bad drivers and is copying them.
How fast were you going? Got any video?
How is your wife’s foot bleeding? Were her feet up on the dash?
How close was FSD following the truck? I have a problem with mine where it frequently tailgates down to a couple of car lengths at freeway speeds and I have to disengage or change FSD mode back and forth to maintain traffic speeds at safe distance. Otherwise FSD follows way closer than the recommended one car length per 10mph, and I’m certain something like your incident will happen sooner or later. I’ve already had to replace the windshield on my other cars from road debris getting kicked up by passing vehicles or when stuck behind large trucks.
Wow, that must have been hella surprising and scary AF, I’m glad you guys are okay, and also am a member of illegal windshield tint and have the same sentiments that it is a extra layer of protection. Piece of mind and helps with the oncoming glare
I tell my wife its unsafe I'll the time. I'll send her this post to remind her. . That looked scary. Windshields are damn strong but the damage looks like it could have all ended a lot worse. Glad you're all ok
I hope your wife's recovery is going to be perfect. If she gets fisiotherapy take it seriously. I have a question was she sitting normally in the car when the accident? It's not to judge just to tell my wife never to do that because of this type thing.
Similar, I seen a cooler fly out of a boat and go through a guys windshield. Assuming you guys are ok, Thank goodness.
Silver lining is that the service center on Tchop is close and looks like the damage is repairable?
You chased them, with that windshield? Impressive!
lots of risk driving behind a pick up truck.
Glad you guys are ok.
I was going across the Spillway yesterday. Incident free thank goodness but new fear unlocked. I hope for quick painless recovery, and speedy repairs.
This happened to my dads Cadillac. A hard tonneau flew off and sheared off his side mirror. Those things can be deadly! Glad you’re okay
FSD needs a button that activates a chase mode. I see someone's truck cover has taken out the wind shield. Want me to take over and flag him down?
My neighbor owns a few body shops, he advised me to demand insurance replace vehicle seats that are ventilated if you are in an accident and any glass has fallen into the vehicle because it is impossible to remove all glass shards from the holes in the seats. Based on the photographs that you posted it looks to me like there’s a lot of glass on those seats!
Wow I'm definitely going to check this!
Detail spray will clean that right up!
New scene for final destination !
Get a first aid kit for your vehicle. You should have been putting gauze on her foot to stop the bleeding (or whatever wound is bleeding in the future).
Glad you and your wife are okay
Jesus I had no idea anyone still puts their feet on the dash. Especially in the model Y there’s so much leg room
Final Destination Vibes. Hope everyone was fine.
You are about to be couple hundred thousands richer. Count your blessing. This could have been worse.
Diminished value claim!!
Images not allowed here, just search "x-ray of pelvis after automobile accident" and you will find out why putting feet on dashboard is a terrible idea.
Did you save the Tesla cam footage?
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