But it was clear in the interview that Gardell thinks it is coming. And, for all of Musk's recent praise for the Cybertruck's five-star overall safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration—Musk has stated the Cybertruck is "a pocalypse-level safe "—any Tesla market crash will at least partially be due to the lower-than-expected sales of the Cybertruck. Ultimately, Tesla's CEO might rue the day he categorized his predictions as having a "pretty good track record." On a 2023 earnings call, Musk confessed that the auto brand had "dug our own grave with the Cybertruck." If things for the brand continue on their current trajectories, he may well have got this one right.