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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.
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Having many controls that would be buttons in most cars on the touch screen is going to be a distraction for drivers. Even stuff like the headlight controls and windscreen wiper settings are on the screen, meaning you have to glance aside and hit a touch target with no tactile feedback.
What do the accident stats say? Do we have per-model data on at-fault crashes?
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"Close the door! What, were you born in a barn?" -- Police chief, "Jesus Christ Supercop"
maybe increased safety could become electric cars their biggest selling point?
because they have no engine in front they are already safer then traditional cars, combine with the awd that you is also mostly found on them, these cars main selling point could very well be the safety.
either way, the tesla 3 goes on my list of 'cars to buy', it has great range, it's safe and has good build quality.
On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.
This means that natural selection will weed out all the ICE vehicles' drivers over time, right? Electric car master race!
Corruption is convincing someone that the selfless ideal is the same as their selfish ideal.
Wait still Uber drivers start showing up in one (or something similar). Don't have to own one to ride in one.
Corruption is convincing someone that the selfless ideal is the same as their selfish ideal.
If you have to be in a crash, that's a good car to be in. However, they're not really taking into account the tendency for anyone to drives one to mash the accelerator (which is very fun) or be distracted by the huge iPad in the middle of the dash. On the other hand, I assume it handles quite well in the snow, both because of the low center of gravity and the full ESC and Traction Control capabilities. Overall it's a great car, but there's more to the safety of a vehicle than how it handles an accident. Probability of accident is a factor too.
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You mean like this? ;)
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You can still dream about one day not being killed on one though.
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I wonder this stacks up against something like the XC90, which until now, no one has ever died in. Seems to be favorable.
I would personally love to have an electric car. I think the Tesla design is nice looking, except for the SUV which I find horrid. However, the one I test drove, (model S) I found to be lacking in overall quality.
I am not saying it is a bad car, but it didn't seem all that well put together. There were loads of body panels which didn't line up. Uneven gaps and some plastic bits which looked as they would pop off.
The sales man said it was normal. OK....
I ended up going with a plug in hybrid Volvo V90, as I love the interior and exterior styling as well as the attention to detail.
Likely I will never buy a Tesla product, but I do own them a thanks for bringing electric cars mainstream.
Without Tesla, I would likely wait at least another years before I could buy a full electric at a reasonable price.
As it stands.. the flood gates are set to open in 2020 and it is, despite what anyone says, because of Tesla.
It would have helped if the driver had his hands on the steering wheel. And, if he knew that the car was trying to do that, turn off the autopilot on that section of the road.
So how are the people who have been getting creamed for years trying to short Tesla stock going to pitch this as FUD?
I look forward to reading carefully-placed stories in the business press intended to convince us that getting hurt or killed in a car crash is actually a good thing.
I've calculated my velocity with such exquisite precision that I have no idea where I am.
Which is better - safer but less free, or more free but less safe?
But you always have freedom for the cases you might need it, the controls are just slightly less convenient to get to.
In the general sense that sounds great to have more freedom.
In practical use automatic headlights are vastly better. I have automatic headlights on my car on an easily accessed switch where I could turn them on/off manually if I wanted - but I just leave the selector in Auto.
Why would I not? Headlights are better at all times when you have the car running. I'd rather not have to remember to turn them off or have a super annoying warming noise every time I shut off the car with the headlight selector still on.
In short complaints that headlights are controlled by the touch screen is absolutely insane - and I am one of the people really unsure about most functions being moved to the touch-screen. But that is not the area to bring up complaint, and it's important to know before complaining just what you can do outside the touch screen... far too many people seem to make assumptions there.
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the model 3 was in September ranked fourth in the us car sales.
A touchscreen in a car is a shitty design
For the driver, that is exactly right. A touchscreen has no place in the business of actually driving the car. Maybe for the passenger it's fine, but for the driver, a touchscreen is a solution looking for a problem, and a dangerous one at that. And realistically, the passenger already has a large smartphone, which means the touchscreen is redundant.
Of course the real reason they are replacing standard controls with a touchscreen is so they can wring out a few more dollars in profit. Touchscreens are cheaper to implement than physical controls.
Now if we're talking about self-driving cars, then sure, bring on the touchscreen and the 100 other gimmicks. They can't get in the way of driving if you're not actually driving.
There are excellent economic and consumer-friendly reasons to avoid hydrogen, but I have to be fair. It's extremely unlikely the on-board storage of hydrogen would turn cars into rolling bombs. Think more in terms of a gasoline-soaked sponge than a tank of gasoline and you'll have an idea how they're planning to store it. So yes, hydrogen fuel would probably burn quite nicely as it escaped after an accident, but I doubt very much whether it would explode.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
I think they're only safer if you're in them, not on them.
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How is a Tesla going to get in a wreck when it's always being charged?
Have gnu, will travel.
the purpose is to discredit ALL news, so people don't pay attention to actual facts.
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Hydrogen would cost close to $8/gallon equivalent....
Hard to say. This is very technology dependent, and better technologies for hydrogen production could possibly be extremely cheap... but whether or not this will become commercial depends on whether there is a pressing market need that pushes the technology toward low cost.
Don't be silly, your local taxi can still have an accident. https://electrek.co/2017/12/14...
If his car, when on autopilot, kept trying to drive into a concrete divider on a certain section of road "every time he passed it" why the fuck was he still using autopilot on that section of road, or at all?
Sounds like a person with poor decision making skills, or the story is incorrect.
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Nothing short of a perfect full-autonomous driving system (which doesn't exist) is going to prevent a bad, inattentive driver from being bad, or inattentive.
If the bad, inattentive driver is using Autopilot on any road with a bike lane, then they are not using it properly. It is for divided restricted-access highway use only. And if they are bad, and inattentive, then they are going to run into people in a bike lane regardless of the car they are driving.
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Auto industry sales are only counted on delivery. This is why Tesla (and every other manufacturer) makes a distinction between "pre-orders", "vehicles in transit" and "sales".
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Shorting Tesla has little to do with believing the Tesla is a bad car. It's saying it's a bad (or overvalued) business. Lots of superior .things go out of business (see, BetaMax). But go ahead, buy the stock because you personally lock the car. Also, when we play poker, don't forget to bet based on how lucky you feel the cards are, and if they are your favorite numbers.
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