Tesla has updated the Cybertruck to finally earn the IIHS seal of approval: Jalopnik

Way back in February, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crashed a Tesla Cybertruck and ruled that the truck satisfactorily protected its occupants — at the expense of those stuck outside. Then, three months ago, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crashed one and said that was fine too, as long as you don’t mind being blinded by a car’s headlights. approaching waste container. Now the truck has returned to IIHS for a third round of testing and has finally received the seal of approval: the Tesla Cybertruck is okay in terms of safety. For the most part.

When NHTSA crashed the Cybertruck, the weak point was passenger safety. When IIHS crashed the truck, the blinding headlights were the weak point. Now it appears Tesla has corrected those headlights, as the truck now has a good lighting rating in the latter group – enough to make it shortlisted for IIHS Top Safety Pick Plus recognition this year. It looks like the lighting reminder in October was enough and won over the folks at IIHS.

Is the Tesla Cybertruck a good buy now that it’s an IIHS Top Safety Pick Plus? No, no, it’s not. It’s still a flashy, overpriced, underdeveloped vehicle that has quickly become a dog whistle for the far right. The only reason I can understand to buy one now, in 2025, is that you will be humiliated for your life choices. Still, there are cheaper ways to get your stones off than that. I’ll give you my Venmo, if that’s what you really want, and ask for $20 less than a Cybertruck would cost you.