Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 21:30:37 +0000
Tesla is looking for new ways to improve the crash structure with more robust “crash can” designs, according to a patent granted to the company this week. As defined in the patent, the crash can is the geometric structure of a vehicle designed to crumple in the event of a crash. Tesla defines a crash can as containing the following characteristics
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 02:13:47 +0000
What is obstacle-aware acceleration? The name implies what it does, and it’s one of Tesla’s many features that actually prevents minor accidents when enabled. Now You Know shows a quick comparison in the video below of how it works — with it enabled and disabled
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2019 05:01:54 +0000
Andrew Whittle brings the brightest news of the weekend our way with a new video. Or I should say his Tesla’s video escorts us to that happy place
Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 16:30:39 +0000
A few days ago, we wrote about Tesla earning the Top safety score (TOP SAFETY PICK+) from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). I had publicly asked them last month why they hadn’t yet tested the car and was happy to get a reply that they were working on it. I’m not surprised how things turned out
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 04:17:34 +0000
The Tesla Model 3 won the IIHS’s TOP SAFETY PICK+ award, which means that the car achieved the top score in all 8 test categories. You cannot get a better score. While this is a tremendous achievement, it’s also not surprising. The Model 3 already achieved the best safety score ever from the NHTSA, and we know that it is the safety leader due to abundant crumple zones, market-leading active safety features, extremely strong doors and a similarly strong roof, a low center of gravity that keeps the car stable, and tremendous traction control
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 03:00:54 +0000
Drowsy driving is more common than you think. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention point out that “no one knows the exact moment when sleep comes over their body. Falling asleep at the wheel is clearly dangerous, but being sleepy affects your ability to drive safely even if you don’t fall asleep”
Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 00:37:56 +0000
Tesla has been expanding at an insane pace in a push to create new vehicle delivery routes to new countries at the same time as it continues adding production capacity for the upcoming Tesla Model Y. Construction at Gigafactory 3 in China is wrapping up on phase 1 and Tesla is getting close to making a decision on the location of Gigafactory 4 in Europe