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It’s hard to imagine that Tesla would bring a product to the reveal stage without running a crash simulation or two. Although the panels look sturdy on the outs
by jmpman 7y ago
It’s hard to imagine that Tesla would bring a product to the reveal stage without running a crash simulation or two. Although the panels look sturdy on the outside, it’s possible for there to be internal (on the reverse side) cuts/scoring which, when impacted by other members, result in buckling.
- anoncake 7y agoI don't think Musk is particularly safety-minded.
- jordanthoms 7y agoStrange statement when the three safest cars on the market at the moment are all Teslas...
- anoncake 7y agoHe owns a rocket company too.
- t-writescode 7y ago.. and? How many of those have caused serious damage to anyone? Or damage at all to people or even things other than themselves?
- anoncake 7y agoI'm not saying that SpaceX has harmed anyone or that it is less safe than other space companies. But the whole line of business is inherently dangerous and I don't think someone who personally values safety at a high level would found this kind of company. That doesn't mean they can't decide to have safe cars designed and built – on their own or because their engineers push for it – if it makes business sense. Musk isn't the only one working at Tesla. People are generally more successful at something if they do it because they care not just because it's their job. So whoever was responsible for the safety of Tesla's previous cars probably cared a lot about safety. I imagine they're the kind of people some people might call boring but no one would ever doubt their sanity. If they ever found a company, it's going to be called "SeatbeltX".
- t-writescode 7y agoSpeaking of that, the inventor of the 3 point harness also invented ejector seats for airplanes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_Bohlin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_Bohlin And the first seat belts were made by a person who had fun gliding in the air. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt None of your argument holds water. People who do dangerous things like being safe doing them.
- panpanna 7y agoHe may or may not be. But Tesla is a pretty shity workplace (people work until they drop, 2% fired every year to keep everyone on their toes). It wouldn't surprise me if certain hard to measure issues are swept under the rug by overworked employees.