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Honda has been pioneering lower front-end vehicles for years now. It's up to auto manufacturers to agree upon common bumper to bumper height so vehicles can sustain collisions.

Beside the overall looks, safety-wise, when I look at Cybertrucks, I cringe because they've abandoned the pedestrian knee height rule.

https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2019/05/29/capa-discusses...

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When I look at this side-by-side photo I see the Cybertruck hood being lower than its competitors.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQTeRP0...

Why should it be up to auto manufacturers as opposed to regulators?

Unsafe at any speed.

I’d rather have auto manufacturers figure out creative solutions to this problem rather than screw up auto designs for generations because of some broad-sweeping regulation.

What if it was something like crash safety testing, where an outcome (forces on a crash test dummy) is mandated rather than a specific design? You could have something like a visibility requirement (for instance, driver can see the pavement three feet ahead of their front bumper) and then car companies could figure out how to comply with this (lower the height of the vehicle, make a larger windshield, etc).

Common headlight height, while you're at it.

Although nice in practice but I’ve seen some Jeeps and Hyundai Konas with lights that look upside down (LED daytime lights on top, halogens on the bottom). All I can say is that they look ugly.

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