Cybertruck frunk may still fail pinching test after the update

After a couple of reports that the closing power of the Cybertruck's frunk may have to be adjusted when sensing objects in the way, Tesla issued a software update to fix the issue.

Previously, it applied an amount of force that may have been excessive if a person is grasping the Cybertruck frunk's edge with their fingers.

A recent Cybertruck Basecamp accessory review by Top Gear demonstrated how the Cybertruck's frunk works after the new update.

In the so-called banana test, the closing hood detected there is an object on the edge of the frunk and bounced back immediately.

People, however, started testing the frunk hood's operations in multiple successive attempts with carrots, bananas, arms, and even their own digits.

In those tests, the Cybertruck fared almost like before the update, pinching a trembling finger, smashing a banana, and chopping off carrots.

The lead Cybertruck engineer had to chime in and explain exactly why is the frunk hood behaving that way.

"Frunk pinch detection is a learning algorithm which will increase the closing force each time it's cycled back to back without successfully latching," said Wes Morrill, adding why the machine can't be a substitute for common sense:

Imagine there is a big bag inside the frunk it might also trigger the pinch detection. Then you might try closing it again, and again... exactly as you are doing in this video. The algorithm assumes that if you are repeatedly trying to close the frunk it's because you, as the human in loop know better and believe it should close.

The Cybertruck's frunk may still be way too sensitive for someone's liking, though, especially if they aren't aware how Tesla designed it to react to multiple successive closings.

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