The Tesla Cybertruck has been one of many greatest automobile releases of 2023. Now that they’re trickling out to keen deposit holders and Tesla continues to check them, it was solely a matter of time till one was crashed on public roads. The first one occurred yesterday, and it seems it held up relatively nicely.

The California Highway Patrol reported that the incident occurred on December 28 at round 2:05 PM native time on State Route 35, also called Skyline Boulevard, exterior San Jose. A driver in a Toyota Corolla went off the street and got here again throughout the double yellow line to strike the Cybertruck going the opposite course.

The Cybertruck driver suffered minor accidents however did not require an ambulance to go to the hospital, the California Highway Patrol instructed The Autopian. The two passengers within the pickup weren’t harm. The Corolla driver was unhurt.

 

Photos of the incident (above) recommend the Corolla sideswiped the Cybertruck. There are deep scratches alongside the pickup’s driver’s facet, and the fender cladding across the wheels is lacking. The influence was exhausting sufficient to trigger the EV’s facet curtain airbag to deploy.

The Corolla incurred rather more vital harm. However, it is unclear how a lot of the destruction got here from initially leaving the street and what quantity the influence with the Cybertruck prompted. The Toyota’s driver facet took the brunt of the hurt, suggesting this was from sideswiping the Tesla.

 

A dashcam video (under) from the crash scene gives one other have a look at the crash scene. The Corolla ended up with its nostril pointing in the direction of the street. The Cybertruck was blocking a site visitors lane with its nostril off the shoulder.

There’s not a ok have a look at the Cybertruck to know whether or not the pickup is repairable. According to the Tesla parts catalog, a entrance fender prices $550 plus set up. The entrance fascia and powered frunk are a complete of $2,845.75.

When Tesla launched the production-spec Cybertruck, Elon Musk touted it as “much safer per mile” than the opposite vehicles within the class. “Because the center of gravity is so low, it doesn’t roll over,” he stated.

However, critics pushed again as a result of a crash check video indicated the Cybertruck did not have enough crumple zones to be protected in a head-on collision. There has been no unbiased testing from teams just like the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to guage the EV’s security presently.