The Tesla Cybertruck has finally undergone its first independent crash test and passed with flying colors. The electric truck, on the market since November 2023, scored a five-star rating in nearly all individual categories.
The Tesla Cybertruck has been a hot topic in terms of safety since the day it was officially unveiled in November 2019. Full of sharp angles and edges and made from a stiff material, such as stainless steel, it made experts question its safety in case of a collision with a pedestrian.
Furthermore, its short and atypically shaped crumple zone, designed to partially absorb the force of the impact in case of a potential crash, was barely there for the Cybertruck.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration put the Cybertruck through a frontal and side crash but also checked its risk of rollover to see if the vehicle really is as dangerous as speculated.
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