US traffic safety agency launches probe of fatal Tesla Model S crash

[powerabout]

"Tesla vehicles achieved the lowest probability of injury of any vehicles ever tested by U.S. government [NCAP] safety rating program," Tesla said in a statement to Business Insider, "and based on our fleet of over 500,000 electric cars, we know that a Tesla vehicle is approximately 10 times less likely to experience a fire than a gas car."

Don't avoid the facts.

back in 80's when I worked in OZ, insurance guys said buy a petrol boat they rarely burn, diesel all the time....he didnt know why just the stats

[flabum1017]

Only thing that burns better than a fiberglass boat 1/2 full of fuel, is a tesla....

Never seen any one in a diesel boat get launched across the canal from having fuel in the bilge.....

[David]

The feds are investigating the driver assist. As I understand it most other OEMs have a check for driver attention and Tesla does not. I could be wrong.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/busi...las-autopilot/

It's possible that the safety features like automated emergency braking offset the idiots over relying on the automated driving. Good data will take a while.

The Telsa Model 3 did get very good scores in NCAP testing. NHTSA got miffed when Tesla claimed that made it the safest car ever. Only real world data can prove that claim, but the test scores are better than good.

[powerabout]

Seems like if a tesla crashes into you, your dead?
Are they investigating why they are so strong so puts other road users at risk?