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Tesla Model 3 Achieves NHTSA's 'Lowest Probability' of Injury Ever (thedrive.com)
In a blog post on Monday, Tesla said that the Model 3 has been deemed to have the lowest probability of occupant injury than any vehicle ever tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Drive reports: Since 1979, the regulatory body has implemented the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) which, through a series of tests, ultimately produces a rating for a new-to-market vehicle based on how well it performs in a variety of safety-related tests. Over time the test has evolved to assess the injury to occupants based on data gathered for front, side, and rollover crashes. During the NHTSA's previous tests of Tesla vehicles, the Model S and Model X, respectively, became the two vehicles with the lowest probability for injury, outpacing all other automakers. The Model 3 has now widened that gap as it takes the new number-one position on the leaderboard for the safest overall vehicle for occupants.
The California-based auto manufacturer acknowledges the car's low center of gravity as a major factor in its gracious performance in rollover tests. Similar to The Model 3 places its heaviest component, the battery pack, into the floor, so this helps improve the overall stability and rigidity of the car, making it perform excellently in rollover crashes. Additionally, the automaker gives a subtle nod to its engineering team for their design of the vehicle's crumple zones. Working in conjunction with airbags placed in the front of the vehicle and at the occupant's knees, the Model 3 was able to safely control the deceleration of passengers in frontal crash tests. The NHTSA's assessment involved the Model 3 Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive variant, however, Tesla states that it believes other trims will receive similar results when tested.
The California-based auto manufacturer acknowledges the car's low center of gravity as a major factor in its gracious performance in rollover tests. Similar to The Model 3 places its heaviest component, the battery pack, into the floor, so this helps improve the overall stability and rigidity of the car, making it perform excellently in rollover crashes. Additionally, the automaker gives a subtle nod to its engineering team for their design of the vehicle's crumple zones. Working in conjunction with airbags placed in the front of the vehicle and at the occupant's knees, the Model 3 was able to safely control the deceleration of passengers in frontal crash tests. The NHTSA's assessment involved the Model 3 Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive variant, however, Tesla states that it believes other trims will receive similar results when tested.
Turning on and off the headlights manually?
The auto lights aren't perfect, on any car. It's not just a simple on/off with light level detection, it's the high/dipped beams.
I don't get this desire for "busywork" when driving. Another busywork example I don't get: having to "start" the car. If the car has already authenticated you, why make the driver go through an added step of pressing a button or whatnot?
Well in Tesla's case it's because the door locks are not very secure so they had to add a PIN to start the car as a second layer of defence. The less snarky answer is so that you can sit in the driver's seat with no possibility of accidentally moving the car due to stuff like mode confusion.
As for "glancing aside", a quick test for you. ...
Trivial to type without looking, right?
Most keyboards have little ridges on the F and J keys so that you can locate your fingers correctly without looking, and then touch type. Similarly my car radio has a little nub on one of the channel favourite buttons. I never need to look at either.
But that's only half the problem with touch screens. With buttons you can locate them by feel, and they require a moderate amount of pressure to press down so you can run your fingers over them, use them for a bit of support as the car bounces around etc. Try operating your phone when it is held in a mount and you are in the passenger seat of a moving vehicle, it's not easy. You really need to cup the phone in your fingers to steady both your hand and the display and then carefully hit large touch points. Stuff like swiping is doubly hard. And the Model 3 touch screen is 15" diagonal so you all the touch points need to be near the edges to give you something to grip.
The same design constraints are evident in things like Android Auto.
Put all frequent interactions on the steering wheel. Change track, change station, change volume, mute, pause, change cruise control speed, change follow distance, voice commands, etc.
That's a pretty complex set of steering wheel controls. And what about climate control? Tesla doesn't even have an auto-demist function.
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No one gives a shit if your car is 0.3% safer than a Toyota when the Camry costs 30 grand less.
Really?
You haven't been paying attention.
PS: It's not just safety, Teslas excel in almost every other way. They're fast becoming the 'Apple' of the auto industry - nobody thinks Apple are good value for money but Apple is now the biggest company on the planet thanks to selling "overpriced" goods.
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The Model 3 is not $40k. You are simply ignorant.
Corect, the base Model 3 is actually $35,000 but I was trying to be generous to you.
Tell me more about how only 700,000 people "in teh whole wide worlds!" can afford to buy one, oh wise and completely unignorant retard! I'm sure that the 1,200,000 Americans who made over $500,000 last year would get a great laugh out of that one.
You must be joking. Every Tesla generation is CHEAPER? Only the rich can afford a Tesla you dunce
Does that mean every generation of Tesla isn't cheaper? You lost me with your amazing logic.
Tesla Roadster: From $112,000
Tesla Model S: From $74,500
Tesla Model X: From $79,500
Tesla Model 3: From $49,000
Damn those pesky facts!
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