>this can’t happen unless, as you say, the engineers on the ground view it as a goal by itself. Obviously it can. Cars are engineered to satisfy specific test,

>this can’t happen unless, as you say, the engineers on the ground view it as a goal by itself. Obviously it can. Cars are engineered to satisfy specific test, which are well known in advance. You can always engineer cars to satisfy them. Crash tests aren't everything though and I mention sample size because issues might only reveal themselves after a prolonged period in a few cars. E.g. a defect on a very important component, which only occurs after some years in a few circumstances is an obvious safety issue which Lucids could not have proven themselves against. I say this not as particular slight against Lucid, but because safety is more than satisfying tests. Often safety is where you are doing things which aren't tested at all. >The only other company that has done this, to my knowledge, is Volvo. Looking at the Euro NCAP is the VW ID.7 Tourer is also getting pretty decent marks.