First Cybertruck crash safety rating tests demo how the battery pack remains unscathed

While Tesla's Cybertruck, a hulking 3-ton stainless steel electric pickup, has seen its fair share of controversies, there is one thing nobody is accusing it of, namely compromises with the safety of its occupants.

Despite that it recently got involved in a crash with FSD on that is being investigated by the NHTSA, or that authorities in Europe aren't allowing it on public streets in the usual manner because of its sharper edges, there haven't been doubts how safe it is inside the cabin.

Cybertruck crash safety rating

The same NHTSA that is investigating Tesla for accidents while its cars were in self-driving mode, has now given the first 5-star Cybertruck crash safety rating.

The Cybertruck earned accolades only in the frontal and side crash tests, though, and the NHTSA gave it a very low 12% probability of rolling over. Before and after pictures of the testing procedure also show that the Cybertruck's underbody and frame, where the drivetrain and battery pack are, have an uncanny ability to absorb impact.

Still, while the dummies inside Tesla's electric pickup passed the crash safety tests with flying colors, it remains to be seen how the Cybertruck will fare in a pedestrian safety test.

It's precisely the Cybertruck's sharper stainless steel body edges that surpass the radius allowance of European regulators, and prevent Tesla from releasing it there, after all. Elon Musk even went on record a few quarterly investor calls back that the Cybertruck's design will have to be modified for it to be launched in Europe.

Tesla is preparing to release a brand new, cheaper Cybertruck RWD model that is supposed to come this year, and already appeared in the IRS database as eligible for tax credit.

It remains to be seen if it will do the necessary modifications for it to be sold in Europe, though, where the NCAP safety testing also includes a pedestrian safety component.

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