The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators recommended states to ban non-FMVSS compliant cars, including everything keijidōsha, back in 2021. The Texas DMV has issued a ruling that these cars are now, and will remain, street legal for use on Texas roadways.
unironically 10x more useful for actual work than a cybertruck or one of these gigantic childcrusher 9000 trucks with a tiny bed
Much less dangerous as well. The fact that they use safety standards as ban justification is laughable given the legality of the cyber truck tbh, or hell, motorcycles