2026 Tesla Cybertruck

large pickup / Crew cab pickup

Fully electric
2026 Tesla Cybertruck Crew cab pickup
2025 Tesla Cybertruck shown

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteriaRating
Headlights
G

Key

GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Headlights

Trim level(s): All trims

Evaluation criteriaRating
Low-beam headlight typeLED projector
High-beam headlight typeLED projector
Curve-adaptive?No
High-beam assist?Yes
Overall rating
G
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
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Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on the left side of the road and fair on the right side. On curves, visibility was good on both right curves and fair on both left curves.

The low beams created some glare.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on the right side of the road and fair on the left side. On curves, visibility was good in all 4 tests.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway, on both left curves and on the gradual right curve.

Technical measurements for this test
Evaluation criteria Measurement
Trim level(s)
  • All trims
Low-beam headlight type LED projector
High-beam headlight type LED projector
Curve-adaptive? No
High-beam assist? Yes
Overall rating
Applies to 2025-26 models
G
LOW BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Amount glare
exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge 92.1 m None
Straightaway left edge 58.9 m None
250m radius right curve, right edge 68.3 m None
250m radius left curve, right edge 56.0 m 13.2%
150m radius right curve, left edge 68.0 m None
150m radius left curve, left edge 54.4 m None
HIGH BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge 149.0 m
Straightaway left edge 132.6 m
250m radius right curve, right edge 78.0 m
250m radius left curve, left edge 77.8 m
150m radius right curve, right edge 69.9 m
150m radius left curve, left edge 71.4 m

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