Tesla Cybertruck Crash Test and Safety

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Note: the first clip is a Tesla Cybertruck vs 2023 Ram 1500 crew cab. Also the Cybertruck is full frontal crash testing while the 2023 Ram 1500 crew cab front moderate overlap crash testing.

The Tesla Cybertruck, known for its unique design and marketing promises, has recently been subjected to crash tests, revealing some concerns about its safety. The vehicle was claimed to be "bulletproof," "smash proof," and "crash proof" by Elon Musk in 2019. However, recent crash test footage, shared as part of the Cybertruck's official launch, shows the vehicle undergoing a full frontal crash at 35mph. The footage indicates that the Cybertruck, priced over $60,000, appears to bounce off surfaces it hits without much crumpling. This lack of crumpling has raised safety concerns, as crumpling in vehicles is crucial for absorbing shock from impacts, thereby protecting the occupants inside.

Concerns have been raised about the Cybertruck's design, suggesting that it could be dangerous for occupants in a crash due to its "indestructible" features, which might make it difficult to extract passengers after an accident.

In terms of rollover tests, Elon Musk claimed that the Cybertruck's low center of gravity prevents it from rolling over. This claim was supported by a video showing the vehicle in a rollover test at 16 mph, where it did not roll over. However, the absence of contextual information about the test conditions and comparisons with other vehicles makes it challenging to assess this claim fully. Additionally, the lack of detailed crash test performance data, such as dummy head deflections, means that conclusions about the Cybertruck's overall safety cannot be definitively drawn until organizations like the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety evaluate the vehicle. It's noteworthy that while previous Tesla models like the Model 3 and Model Y are IIHS Top Safety Picks, this does not automatically extend to the Cybertruck, given its fundamental differences from these models.

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Comparing a full frontal test (100%) overlap with a moderate overlap test is absolutely misleading.

Ebbelwoy

crash test does NOT show the damage done to the dummies....WTF IS THE POINT THEN???

Zam_man

He said: "If you're ever in an argument with another car YOU will win"
When he really should have said: "If you're ever in an argument with another car, your CAR will win"

JakeLikesTech

That's what a crash test failure looks like. The force on the vehicle was so hard it folded the rear steering. The crumple zones do not exist, and the passengers insides have turned in to a paste. But give it nice editing and it looks like a win. :D

Killerean

I'm confused about the comparison to the Ram 1500 in the first clip - I'm not sure of the performance of the Ram in the test itself but:
1. Moderate overlap compared to a full frontal are two totally different tests, in which a full frontal typically crumples less
2. That looked like a good crumple zone for the Ram - passenger compartment was intact and the rest of the front end crumpled appropriately

I drive a Tesla Model Y and it's a highly rated car as far as safety goes, but I just don't see the same here with the Cybertruck

yesrun

"it doesn't roll over"
*tests at a speed I do stops on my bike with* 16mph
*almost rolls over*

Abadeez

The Human takes the entire force of the crash, I like it.

ericalonso

Why does this video compare a full frontal impact on one vehicle with a partial overlap on another? Also, crumple zones on a vehicle are a good thing.

shoutykat

This thing will kill the people inside of it

doc

As a mechanical engineer with (129) years of experience in vehicle safety design and testing, I must say, I’ve never seen a modern vehicle as dangerous as this particular truck. It should most definitely not be allowed on public roads while it has that titanium exoskeleton profile. It’s a real threat to the people inside and outside of it. Every vehicle is dangerous to some extent, but this... well, yeah, it’s real bad.

And I drive a Tesla Model S LR, by the way... That being the polar opposite in terms of safety.

h.l.

Comparing a Telsa full barrier crash to another vehicle (RAM) performing a moderate overlap test is idiotic. The moderate overlap test the RAM is shown in is exponentially more demanding.

The 35 MPH full barrier (Tesla shown) crash is an archaic test . The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) have moved on to more real-world tests: the small overlap and moderate overlap. These are done at 40 MPH; that's approximately 35% more force than a test at 35 MPH. These two tests represent scenarios how cars crash in the real world and are much more challenging than an old fashioned (full) barrier crash. A full barrier crash is done by manufacturers because that is what the NHTSA/DOT requires. IIHS doesn't even do barrier tests any more as they are irrelevant compared to the results of overlaps tests. So the video Tesla released just proves they passed the bare government minimum testing to make a production vehicle.

Why are the overlap tests more demanding? A moderate overlap concentrates 100% of the crash on only 45% of the vehicles front structure; a small overlap test, on only 15% of the vehicle structure. It takes serious energy management engineering to pass these tests since only part of the car structure is available for energy management, compared to using the entire front of the car to absorb crash forces. For example, any late 1960's car will pass a full barrier test at 30 MPH with only seat belts. A moderate or small overlap test would tear such a car in two.

All manufacturers test for small and medium overlap in their own labs (plus a full barrier test at speed higher than 35 MPH) for their own purposes, but few release that footage. So manufacturers wait until IIHS (or Euro NCAP) does these tests as privately funded to accept their accolades or in many cases provide excuses (See the furor over the IIHS test of the Mercedes C class of 2012).

As for what is shown in the Tesla video, modern engineering requires a very stiff passenger compartment zone with advanced airbags working with progressive deforming zones optimized for the three types of crashed tests. So you should see little or no door or pillar deformation.

As for the rear seat passengers, a vehicle of this price range should have rear seat airbags. They rear wheel behavior? The thing has rear wheel steering, so either the steering mechanism broke or deformed, which meaningless to the result of the test.

If Tesla was truly proud of the Cyber Trucks crashworthiness, they would release video of their internal small and moderate overlap test results.

playlisty

how can this be legal in eu. there is no way and there shouldnt be. Just rename Freedom Truck and keep that shit in the US.

tryptvminxglitch

Why didn't they do an equal test and show it hitting the same object as the Ram did instead of a flat wall? Show what happens when a lower object only impact the wheels and misses the front end.

JacksonHoulihan

RIP the Cybertruck backseat passengers tho

ayyalicia

This thing should be banned ASAP

The worst part is that the dummies that buy it will die in a crash but the damage this car will do to (MODERN) AND SAFE cars spits in the face of safe design of crumple zones and how cars have developed over the last 60 years

Point being, the buyer of a cybertruck may not care about their own safety however, it effectively destroys the idea of vehicle safety in general making it a direct threat to life for any other driver out there

This car breaks many traffic and road laws and shouldn't be on any road, how the hell it passed regulations i have no idea, i guess being bullet proof is a bigger priority in good ole USA, doesnt matter how it looks and who cares about anyone else

patrickhawthorneLS