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Thanks for the disclaimer. Obviously the NHTSA does not want the trouble, but the "lowest probability of injury" came from their tests. Apparently they were no

• Latteland 8y ago
  I think the fair comparison is something like above a certain level nhtsa wants to say they are all good with little to distinguish them, but there are numeric differences. Like rating a moving from 1 to 5 stars. There is little discernable difference between a 4.8 and 4.9, but you could say "rated better than that 4.8 movie". I think tesla was the top on some numeric scale and nhtsa doesn't want to talk about small differences.
  • goshx 8y ago
    The thing is... the difference is significant. Check this video out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxw_LSPBlGo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxw_LSPBlGo There are many others. The current 5 star cars were the best available in the industry, but it does not mean that nothing significantly better can exist. Tesla is pushing the industry forward with this.
    • csours 8y ago
      Disclaimer again: solely my own opinions. This is where you have to consider the whole safety design. In the video, the pole does intrude into the cabin more on non-Tesla vehicles; however, that means that more (de)-acceleration is passed on to the occupants of the Tesla. That is the purpose of crush zones, and also why no-context footage of crash tests can be very misleading. Additionally, there are side curtain airbags that will deploy before the pole actually gets to where the occupants' head would be.