NHTSA has independently examined Tesla Cybertruck, and it acquired a high 5-star score regardless of some claiming that it could be a “dying machine.”
The Cybertruck has fairly a novel design – to say the least. Many individuals doubted the protection of such a design, particularly after a few deadly crashes early after the truck hit the roads.
Tesla had claimed the car to be simply as protected if not safer than its different autos, which all obtained high security scores, nevertheless it hadn’t been independently examined… till now.
NHTSA has now crash-tested the Cybertruck and gave it a 5-star security score:
For the frontal collision take a look at, the Cybertruck acquired a 5-star score for the motive force and 4-star score for the passenger:
The Cybertruck utterly aced the facet crash take a look at:
As for the rollover take a look at, the Cybertruck acquired a 12.40% rollover danger in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control state of affairs – leading to a 4-star score.
The Cybertruck, which is supplied with the identical ADAS system as Tesla’s different autos, additionally met the efficiency standards for all of the lively security options.
Nonetheless, one security facet that isn’t rated is pedestrian security. As a consequence of its form and sharp edges, many have been involved concerning the Cybertruck’s security in a collision with a pedestrian.
NHTSA has been engaged on new guidelines to asses the protection of a car for not solely individuals contained in the car, but additionally for different street customers.
