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I'd argue that the car in front is at fault changing lanes at last possible second. This may or may not leave the drivers behind enough time to follow suit. Cle

I'd argue that the car in front is at fault changing lanes at last possible second. This may or may not leave the drivers behind enough time to follow suit. Clearly this is a manufactured situation but in order to draw conclusions I'd like to see tests when unsuspecting human driers follows the leading car. I re-watched the video and it really doesn't look like the Tesla is breaking. The video says "unable to break in time". This to me sounds misleading. It is not clear whether Tesla tried to break but the distance was too short or it didn't attempt to break. Which leads me to conclude there's an agenda here.

ovao 8y ago
It can't be deduced from the footage alone whether the Model S is braking or not, but it's clear that it decelerates and stops after it impacts the dummy car. In the U.S. at least, it's highly unlikely that the driver in front would be found legally at fault in a similar accident. In most cases of rear-end collisions, the driver who impacts the rear of the car will be found at fault.