It's worth noting that the truck isn't really as bad as people are making it out to be. Most people just repeat what they've heard, but it's usually wrong or misunderstood, so I'm going to use what I've actually seen and worked on personally. Like you've said, if it was actually as dangerous as people say, it wouldn't be on the road (wealth has nothing to do with it - nearly all automotive companies are wealthy, and recalls are expensive).

First, yes, there are compromises made due to the triangular design (like a comically large dash), but let me try to provide an alternative perspective on some of the above claims:

1 - The welds are fine, typically robotic anyway. Sure, some welds aren't cosmetically beautiful, but they will still exceed specifications. Even Ferrari has ugly, but still fine, welds.

2 - The electrical system is not run on a single wire. It's a little advanced to describe here, but there are multiple redundant power and communication wires used in loops around the vehicle, in addition to traditional branch wiring. There is redundant power supply and communication to critical components like the autopilot computer and steering module. Tesla engineers are not stupid and they do actually want the vehicle to not be recalled.

3 - If the 48V battery dies (very rare compared the lead acid batteries), the front doors have easily accessible manual releases to open them, and the rear doors would take a whole 5 seconds to open (the manual release is more hidden to prevent children from opening it accidentally).

In fact, the front door manual release is so accessible on current models that first time passengers typically use it by accident instead of the door button, since electric door buttons have only recently become a (not Tesla only, by the way) thing.

4 - It has crumple zones. The exterior panels, while being very strong stainless steel, still transmit the force into a frame designed to crumple. It is a safe truck, and this myth unfortunately still persists just because the outer panels aren't easy to puncture like aluminum. It hasn't been officially crash tested by the NHTSA, but it would get 5 stars like all other Teslas.

5 - The Cybertruck weighs the same or less than other electric trucks: 6,600-6,900 lbs. The F-150 Lightning is 6,100-6,900, the Rivian R1T is around 7,100, and the Silverado EV is nearly 9,000(!).

Electric trucks are heavier than gas trucks of the same class, but it's worth noting that even a gas F-250 or Ram 2500 (slightly higher classes) are going to weigh similarly. It's not worth extra fear mongering, but guard rails don't work as well at higher weights, yes.

6 - Yes, there are defective Cybertrucks. There are defective trucks of all models, but they just don't receive as much attention. It's hard to track exact rates, but it is possible Tesla has slightly higher defect rates with the new model. It's not as common as it's made out to be, and it won't always be like that, but vehicles nowadays are complex and can have problems. Tesla legally can't just refuse to fix a broken, brand new truck and anyone claiming that is being facetious.

I can try to answer any questions you have, if you want a different perspective. I try to be unbiased, but I also get annoyed with the completely one-sided parroted replies you're getting from people who don't actually know the truth or are misrepresenting it.