Jade Insko was driving his Tesla Model 3 in Washington state when a 37-pound rock fell from above and struck his windshield. It plunged through the shattered and damaged glass and fell into the passenger seat. Fortunately, it did not hit Insko, but tiny pieces of glass did enter his eyes and lungs. Later, he received medical attention and his health is good now. Insko generously agreed to answer some questions for CleanTechnica.
Let’s say you are driving down the highway at 80 mph when a stopped vehicle suddenly appears in your lane. What do you do?
The NTSB is sending a team to investigate how first responders handled an electric car battery fire following the crash of a Tesla Model S in Florida that killed two teenagers.
For all the talk of free markets and self-regulation, we are forced to observe that little to no market has proven to self-regulate itself well. Despite its rhetoric, autonomous vehicle (AV) companies proclaim working towards industry standards while acting otherwise behind the scenes.
Tesla’s decision to publicly release data about the recent much-publicized Model X auto accident and fatality has not been well received by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), according to a public statement just released by the authority.
Evoke Motorcycles recently introduced an intelligent smart crash system that could save lives.
One important role drones could play would be to act as ambulances bypassing traffic jams where injured people can linger and eventually pass away stuck bumper to bumper.
Communities that use mass transit enjoy less tragedy.
The Transportation Research Board shares a new journal article: “Traveling by Bus Instead of Car on Urban Major Roads: Safety Benefits for Vehicle Occupants, Pedestrians and Cyclists.” It records the conclusions of researchers who studied traffic injuries along major corridors and found motorists on these routes had more than three times the injury rate of bus passengers. It was clear that buses were also safer for people sharing the road on foot or bike in Montreal. The research used police reports from 2001 to 2010 and found: Cars were responsible for 95% of pedestrian and 96% of cyclist injuries on these arteries.
You may remember last year when we reported on the presence of a Model S P100D badge buried in Tesla’s software. It was uncovered preceding the release and announcement of the new battery pack size by the “hacker” Jason Hughes.
Researchers at Iowa State University are experimenting with the use of solar-powered robots in work situations that would be unsafe for humans.
