Cars With Touchscreen Controls May Not Qualify For Top Euro NCAP Safety Ratings
The use of touchscreens in cars is a concern to some safety advocates who claim they can lead to distracted driving.
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European Safety Testers Will Require Buttons For Top Safety Ratings
A recent article at The Drive tells us about some upcoming changes to Euro NCAP rules. Instead of leaving physical controls up to manufacturers and focusing on crash safety or crash prevention, Euro NCAP will give manufacturers a lower rating if some key controls don’t use physical buttons. Tesla fans … [continued]
NIO ET5 & EL7 Earn 5-Star Safety Ratings In Europe
NIO has been quick to spread its wings and start selling its electric vehicles in Europe. The company produces some of the coolest, highest tech electric vehicles on the planet. Nonetheless, it’s a young company from another continent, so it’s natural that people may be weary of things like the … [continued]
Tesla Model S Tops Euro NCAP Safety Tests
Just months after the Tesla Model Y earned the highest score in history on one European safety index, another car in the automaker’s lineup has set another new benchmark. This time, the luxury Model S sedan has burst through the European New Car Assessment Program’s (Euro NCAP’s) safety score ceiling, … [continued]
NIO ET7 Achieves Five-Star Rating In Euro NCAP & Green NCAP Tests
The NIO ET7, the flagship sedan and electric smart vehicle of NIO, received the highest possible rating of five stars in the most recent Euro NCAP safety testing. The ET7, which is already available in Europe, received scores of 91% for adult occupants, 87% for child occupants, 73% for vulnerable … [continued]
Tesla Model Y Is Safest Automobile In Europe — Euro NCAP
Tesla has long topped the charts in the USA when it comes to detailed breakdowns of NHTSA safety analyses. The Model S became the safest car ever tested years ago, and the Model X, Model 3, and Model Y also found their way to the top tier of the safest … [continued]
Is Tesla’s Autopilot Unwanted In Germany, & What’s The Role Of Daimler, BMW, & Volkswagen?
In the middle of July 2020, a German court, the country court (Landgericht) in Munich, the city I am living in, decided that the term “Autopilot” was misleading in Tesla marketing materials.
Tesla Model X & Porsche Taycan Receive 5-Star Safety Ratings In Europe
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.
Tesla Celebrates Its Sweet 16 With Euro NCAP 5 Star Rating, Quarterly Sales Record, What…
Even though many celebrated Elon Musk’s 48th birthday on Twitter, he wasn’t the only one being celebrated this week. Tesla, the company he is a CEO of, also celebrated 16 years of existence! What better way to celebrate than with all of the successes Tesla had this week? Today, Tesla … [continued]
Tesla Model 3 Earns The Highest Overall Euro NCAP Score In 2019
First things first, congratulations to Tesla — the Model 3 just got a 5 star rating from Euro NCAP. Not only that, it got the best score in Euro NCAP history.
