In light of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s response to Kim Paquette about how safe Tesla vehicles are, I wanted to share a quick comparison between Tesla’s data and overall auto accident data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. We have not reported on the latest safety update from the … [continued]
People often ask, “Can we trust autonomous cars in an emergency?” Watch this video of a Tesla FSD Beta-equipped Model S and see how it does!
Tesla just shared on YouTube part of the explanation for how it creates the safest vehicles on the road today. Tesla uses two things to engineer its safe vehicles. These are: Collect data from the millions of vehicles in its fleet. Replicate real-world crash scenarios. In the video below, Tesla’s … [continued]
One of the most interesting highlights of the 2021 Tesla Annual Meeting this week was Elon Musk’s continued focus on safety. I think it’s safe to even call it an obsession. It’s highly ironic. The biggest myths and concerns in the media and among the general public about Tesla are … [continued]
Whenever southerners use the term “4-wheeling,” an image of someone going down the road in what we call a “4-wheeler” comes to mind. That or off-road driving. My mother would never, ever let me go with friends who owned one of those 4-wheelers due to the dangers — especially since … [continued]
I’ve been driving my Tesla Model 3 around for a week and a half with Tesla tracking my every move and scoring me on my braking, turning, following, and more. My Safety Score Beta has been sitting at 99 for days despite my impatience at getting it up to 100. I’m … [continued]
Lately, it seems that Consumer Reports isn’t that fond of Tesla. In the latest example, Consumer Reports (CR) claimed that Tesla’s new Safety Score could lead to unsafe driving, and it included a tweet from a well known anonymous anti-Tesla conspiracy theorist who insinuated that Tesla drivers would be risking … [continued]
Twitter user Paul Taylor, @Quattro091275, shared photos yesterday of an accident he was in yesterday in his Tesla. He said that the car saved his life and that it is literally a life-saving vehicle. Looking at the photos, Paul is incredibly lucky to be alive. He also shared a video … [continued]
Twitter and other social media where Tesla fans tend to hang out is abuzz with Tesla’s Safety Scores. The idea is that the scores (probably with some improvements) will be used to determine how risky a person’s driving is, and then be used to determine what rates a driver should … [continued]
Like seemingly everyone who has purchased the Tesla “Full Self-Driving” package, I’ve been driving as extra cautiously as possible since Saturday — “like a grandma” as many of us have been saying. I think I already drive extra cautiously anyway, but I’ve been driving extra extra cautiously and watching every … [continued]
