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Full statement from Tesla given to cnbc[0] > Tesla's Model S received the highest rating in IIHS's crash testing in every category except for one, the small ov

Full statement from Tesla given to cnbc[0] > Tesla's Model S received the highest rating in IIHS's crash testing in every category except for one, the small overlap front crash test, where it received the second highest rating available. While IIHS and dozens of other private industry groups around the world have methods and motivations that suit their own subjective purposes, the most objective and accurate independent testing of vehicle safety is currently done by the U.S. government, which found Model S and Model X to be the two cars with the lowest probability of injury of any cars that it has ever tested, making them the safest cars in history. [0] http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/06/insurance-institute-for-highway-safety-tests-tesla-model-s.html http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/06/insurance-institute-for-highw... (Autoplay video)

dingaling 9y ago
"the most objective and accurate independent testing of vehicle safety is currently done by the U.S. government" I think EuroNCAP would object to that statement, given the list of their members: https://www.euroncap.com/en/about-euro-ncap/members-and-test-facilities/list-of-euro-ncap-members-and-test-facilities/ https://www.euroncap.com/en/about-euro-ncap/members-and-test... NCAP results for 2015 test of Tesla Model-S, 82% overall. Pedestrian safety let it down badly: https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/tesla/model-s/7897 https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/tesla/model-s/7897 Compares interestingly to 2013 test of Maserati Ghibli, similar shape to Model S: https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/maserati/ghibli/8874 https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/maserati/ghibli/8874