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The Tesla Cybertruck Won't Be Crash Tested Any Time Soon
(jalopnik.com)
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this post was submitted on 21 Feb 2024
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To sell the car, you must meet some minimum safety requirements. Car manufacturers usually demonstrate safety to the government by doing their own internal crash testing. That data is not necessarily publicly released.
The safety ratings you are probably familiar with come from two organisations: The NHTSA and the IIHS perform independent crash testing without support from the manufacturer. Due to budgetary constraints, they don't necessarily test every single model. The cybertruck is quite low volume at the moment and so testing it provides low value to the public. This is not unique to the cybertruck. Other vehicles which are not tested include all Land Rover, Porsche, and Jaguar models.
All I see is a lot of words that say the USA fails in it's duty of care to its citizens
You're fucking right, I honestly thought all cars even in the US couldn't be sold without getting tested by NHTSA (national highway traffic safety administration), only to find that automakers themselves are allowed to test??
So much conflict of interest. I saw my first cybertronic dumpster the other day, it really is that pointy, and I really would not want to interact with it as a pedestrian at any velocity.
This just in: sky is blue and water is wet!
Is their an independent crash test in Germany for Porsche etc? Maybe they will test the Cyber truck.
Considering the Cybertruck probably won't ever be street legal in Europe, I don't think they'll bother.
Yep, no way this monstrosity will ever be allowed on German streets. The TÜV (Technical Inspection Association) is pretty strict in that regard.
You honestly think the EU would allow it if it wasn't?
I am not in the EU but a 5 second search leads to:
https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/porsche/cayenne/29116
plus dozens of other links for the other models.
As others have said, the cyberwank fails in so many other areas it won't even get to the crash test stage as its design is so flawed.
They're not really citizens, they're really just consumers.
It may be more accurate to say independently crash tested. Manufacturer ones may not be released to the public nor useful to the public, but a manufacturer would be stupid to not do at least some. They could get some really expensive surprises when actual customers have accidents.