Remote Control Semi-Truck Crash - How CAPE did it!

Take a look behind the scenes as CAPE, the Center for Advanced Product Evaluation, designed a remote controller to drive and crash a semi-truck.

[KMTV]

Thanks for looking out for us truck drivers we need all the help we can get!!

[melvin]

Most trucks don't even have any airbags.... Thank you immi I hope your product makes it to the market

[lucasnestor]

Thank you Converse Airport for hosting CAPE and IMMI for this important evaluation for semi-truck safety.

[brandoncaldwell]

Should have gotten a kid who plays americam trucking simulator. Would do this shit with ease.

[blabaduplatinum]

Now you just need to convince truck drivers to not feel invincible and to wear their seatbelt.
Also. It amazes me the number of comments from people who don’t understand their objective was to flip the truck and test their safety systems.
That’s why they loaded the truck the way they did.
Imagine trying to test injury prevention equipment in the event of a rollover in a truck without rolling it over.
Get a clue.

[dieglearoleplay]

I wish more testing would be done like this. Thanks for looking out for us truckers.

[patrickaltzner]

The reason you clicked on this video is 6:38

[TodayWithDustin]

Thank you guys for experimenting and working on devices like these. If you keep this up self driving trucks won't stand a chance.

[junwaen]

4:45 "no wind" next clip the guys shirt is blowing like crazy

[adamhuff]

Nice test glad you all are doing these things

[josephdeffendoll]

Thank you for making things safer for our industry.

[Drhumbolt]

Cool I live like 2 minutes from immi, I always wondered what they did there.

[bertskidmore]

Seems such a waste myth Busters would done it for free lol

[hardcorebam]

So we need 10 engineer to crash a truck?? This is something every idiot can expect...

[marino]

4:41 he said "70 degrees no wind"

4:51 well if there ain't no wind, what the hell is moving his damn shirt?

[Frankesteinnl]

Well, the system works... but there's no rollcages in real trucks, so in a real world scenario the cabin will still buckle, especially since there are usually objects fixed to the ground where the cabin would grind through. Scary situation, and this system might help a bit, but accidents are never the same as in the controlled environment.
Great effort to test the system though, that musta been a great sight to see up close and personal. Thanks for coming up with a safetysystem for truck(er)s!

[austin_andrade]

Awesome stuff! Engineering at its best!

[VochoTalacha]

the guy in the light blue shirt looks a lot like Robert Patrick from Terminator 2

[CrystalicDivinty]

Its insane seeing these 100 ton trucks just fall over just like that so easily when they go super fast! Its astonishing

[timgooding]

What do you call a tractor if you call a truck a tractor?