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Tesla has a history of addressing safety in a way that no other manufacturers seem to prioritize for (given that car design is over constrained and you have to

by 762236 11y ago

Tesla has a history of addressing safety in a way that no other manufacturers seem to prioritize for (given that car design is over constrained and you have to compromise somewhere). I would be really surprised if the Bolt earned 5-star ratings in every category. On Tesla's Model S, they designed to achieve 5-star if the tests were applied everywhere on the car --- not just the official test points.

csours 11y ago
I would agree that Tesla has a history of safety, and that is laudable. I hope you are surprised by the Bolt's safety rating when it comes out. It is really great that Tesla has prioritized safety. They do have a few things going for them that other OEMs don't: * Only two models in production, both of which are on the same architecture. (soon to be three) * No history of failure: - GM's X-frame - Really bad seatbelts: Nearly everyone until the 1980s - Chevy Corvair (Thanks Nader!) [1] - Pintos catching on fire - Audi 5000 unintended acceleration in the 1980s - Pontiac Fieros catching on fire - Ford Explorers rolling over - GM's key switch issue - Toyota's unintended acceleration When you look at all of those, you can see that at the time, either the engineers didn't care about safety (most OEMs until the 1970s), didn't prioritize safety, just missed something, or they didn't realize that a particular design had safety implications. Tesla has learned all of those lessons and that's great. Most other OEMs have also learned those lessons, and that's great too! 1. Nader has been credited with pushing for consumer safety generally and vehicle safety specifically. Disclaimer: again, all opinions are solely my own.
mikeash 11y ago
Tesla also explicitly stated during the unveiling that the Model 3 will hit five stars in every category. I think that's a promise we can count on.
dingaling 11y ago
> Tesla has a history of addressing safety in a way that no other manufacturers seem to prioritize for In 2005 Renault achieved the first-ever Euro NCAP five-star rating across all the models in its range. Even the smallest hatchback Clio.

by 762236 11y ago

csours 11y ago

I would agree that Tesla has a history of safety, and that is laudable. I hope you are surprised by the Bolt's safety rating when it comes out. It is really great that Tesla has prioritized safety. They do have a few things going for them that other OEMs don't: * Only two models in production, both of which are on the same architecture. (soon to be three) * No history of failure: - GM's X-frame - Really bad seatbelts: Nearly everyone until the 1980s - Chevy Corvair (Thanks Nader!) [1] - Pintos catching on fire - Audi 5000 unintended acceleration in the 1980s - Pontiac Fieros catching on fire - Ford Explorers rolling over - GM's key switch issue - Toyota's unintended acceleration When you look at all of those, you can see that at the time, either the engineers didn't care about safety (most OEMs until the 1970s), didn't prioritize safety, just missed something, or they didn't realize that a particular design had safety implications. Tesla has learned all of those lessons and that's great. Most other OEMs have also learned those lessons, and that's great too! 1. Nader has been credited with pushing for consumer safety generally and vehicle safety specifically. Disclaimer: again, all opinions are solely my own.

mikeash 11y ago

Tesla also explicitly stated during the unveiling that the Model 3 will hit five stars in every category. I think that's a promise we can count on.

dingaling 11y ago

> Tesla has a history of addressing safety in a way that no other manufacturers seem to prioritize for In 2005 Renault achieved the first-ever Euro NCAP five-star rating across all the models in its range. Even the smallest hatchback Clio.