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The Model S and Model X were the first two vehicles to get 5 star crash safety in every category from the US and the EU. Supposedly broke the testing machines (

The Model S and Model X were the first two vehicles to get 5 star crash safety in every category from the US and the EU. Supposedly broke the testing machines (leading to Elon saying 5+ stars) They are among the safest cars on the road.

jeroenhd 1y ago
>Supposedly broke the testing machines That doesn't sound like a good thing at all? Then again, I'm hardly surprised that the guy who tried to build an aluminum tank and sell it as a car would claim it is.
- Rygian 1y ago
  As the story goes, the machine that broke is a press that is supposed to crush the car roof. The car roof withstood the pressure, the press did not. It's supposed to happen the other way around.
AtlasBarfed 1y ago
I remember that when the release versions about 10 years came on the market, but I have not heard those claims in quite a while from any credible sources. I am certainly not authoritative. My vague recollection is that offset crashes Tesla didn't do quite as well at, so since then Tesla's ironclad safety rating has since waned
Dylan16807 1y ago
> They are among the safest cars on the road. Though that needs a bit of salt for very heavy cars since they makes the occupants safer and everyone else less safe. Still pretty good overall, but not ideal.
qwerpy 1y ago
This is one reason why I got a cybertruck. Tesla safety, now with even better protection! There are some crash test videos of a cybertruck getting T-boned by a metal sled at near highway speeds. Ever since seeing those, we always drive the kids around in the truck. Main downside is the hostile behavior from the public, but it’s a small price to pay.
- pqtyw 1y ago
  You might consider getting an APC next? Might be possible to run over smaller cars without even noticing it, let alone pedestrians.
  - qwerpy 1y ago
    If someone made an electric one with self driving I’d consider it! Not for the running over of others, of course. That wouldn’t be very nice.
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ponector 1y ago
I bet Volvo had it first, not tesla. And now any new expensive car has 5 star safety rating thanks to progress in car design and EU laws.
- testing22321 1y ago
  Tesla had it first. There are still extremely few vehicles that have five stars in every single category and sub category in both the us and eu. The cyber truck is the first Tesla vehicle that doesn’t.

jeroenhd 1y ago

>Supposedly broke the testing machines That doesn't sound like a good thing at all? Then again, I'm hardly surprised that the guy who tried to build an aluminum tank and sell it as a car would claim it is.

Rygian 1y ago
As the story goes, the machine that broke is a press that is supposed to crush the car roof. The car roof withstood the pressure, the press did not. It's supposed to happen the other way around.

AtlasBarfed 1y ago

I remember that when the release versions about 10 years came on the market, but I have not heard those claims in quite a while from any credible sources. I am certainly not authoritative. My vague recollection is that offset crashes Tesla didn't do quite as well at, so since then Tesla's ironclad safety rating has since waned

Dylan16807 1y ago

> They are among the safest cars on the road. Though that needs a bit of salt for very heavy cars since they makes the occupants safer and everyone else less safe. Still pretty good overall, but not ideal.

qwerpy 1y ago

This is one reason why I got a cybertruck. Tesla safety, now with even better protection! There are some crash test videos of a cybertruck getting T-boned by a metal sled at near highway speeds. Ever since seeing those, we always drive the kids around in the truck. Main downside is the hostile behavior from the public, but it’s a small price to pay.

pqtyw 1y ago
You might consider getting an APC next? Might be possible to run over smaller cars without even noticing it, let alone pedestrians.
- qwerpy 1y ago
  If someone made an electric one with self driving I’d consider it! Not for the running over of others, of course. That wouldn’t be very nice.
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ponector 1y ago

I bet Volvo had it first, not tesla. And now any new expensive car has 5 star safety rating thanks to progress in car design and EU laws.

testing22321 1y ago
Tesla had it first. There are still extremely few vehicles that have five stars in every single category and sub category in both the us and eu. The cyber truck is the first Tesla vehicle that doesn’t.