I'm surprised it took this long to figure it out. I would have thought every new model of car would be subjected to guardrail crash tests, starting with the ear

I'm surprised it took this long to figure it out. I would have thought every new model of car would be subjected to guardrail crash tests, starting with the earliest EVs and hybrids from several decades ago (Prius in late 1990s, Tesla in mid-2000s). Or maybe the media is just slow on the uptake?