Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:32:52 +0000
Smash — the following two glimpses into untimely road risks confirm my fears of highway travel. Yet, in both cases, they make me oh so relieved that two of my grandchildren travel in a Tesla Model 3, as well as my son and his wife
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 00:52:09 +0000
In the latest annual ranking from ANCAP, which stands for Australasian New Car Assessment Program, 2 out of the top 3 safest cars in Australia were electric vehicles. They’re Tesla’s Model X and Model
Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 04:50:20 +0000
Euro NCAP has published safety tests granting 5-star ratings to both the Tesla Model X and Porsche Taycan. The Model X had higher scores: 94% for Safety Assist and 98% for adult occupant protection. Its safety assist score was the same as the Model 3’s
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 21:40:36 +0000
For years, we have asked respondents what vehicle body type they prefer for an EV. The answers may surprise you. Despite the crossover and SUV craze, our respondents in North America indicated they prefer a sedan or hatchback
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 04:47:38 +0000
A pedestrian was crossing the highway in Beijing, and it could have ended badly for her, but she got lucky. She and the driver of the Tesla were both saved from an accident by Tesla’s Automatic Emergency Braking system
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 03:53:18 +0000
A recent article by The Spring points out that Tesla’s Autopilot looks extremely safe, and keeps getting safer. The data show that a Tesla driver with Autopilot engaged was 30% to 41% less likely to crass in 2019 (3rd quarter) compared to 2018 (3rd quarter)
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 03:43:12 +0000
Autopilot sees something different in the moving shadows, something that the naked eye of a human barely catches in the early hours of the morning or late at night. It is dark and rainy, conditions that can create low visibility. What may actually be a person jaywalking could be seen as a moving shadow by the naked eye of a sluggish driver
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 20:20:35 +0000
This attempted Tesla car jacking could have turned out deadly, but instead, thankfully, not only was the would-be thief caught, but people can laugh at his awkward and failed attempt to steal the car
Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 21:30:37 +0000
Tesla is looking for new ways to improve the crash structure with more robust “crash can” designs, according to a patent granted to the company this week. As defined in the patent, the crash can is the geometric structure of a vehicle designed to crumple in the event of a crash. Tesla defines a crash can as containing the following characteristics
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 02:13:47 +0000
What is obstacle-aware acceleration? The name implies what it does, and it’s one of Tesla’s many features that actually prevents minor accidents when enabled. Now You Know shows a quick comparison in the video below of how it works — with it enabled and disabled