Tesla says Model 3 that burst into flames in fatal tree crash wasn’t defective
Tesla says Model 3 that burst into flames in fatal tree crash wasn’t defective
Oh, cool, so that’s what’s supposed to happen in a collision? I’ll totally buy one.
Dude’s BAC was reported as 0.26 in a toxicology report. Autopilot makes mistakes, but you’re supposed to be sober enough to correct them.
As for the car bursting into flames when it was allegedly only going 41 mph, that is surprising.
2.6‰ for us Europeans btw, America uses %
0.26‰ would only be slightly drunk with minor impairments, with that BAC you should be able to correct most "autopilot" mistakes
Ahh, so the bursting into flames is a feature, not a bug.
I keep being told we shouldn't talk about Teslas catching fire because it's not a big problem and also other cars catch fire.
You can absolutely talk about it, but recognize that non-EVs catch fire more often that EVs. So if you have a problem with EVs catching fire, you should REALLY have a problem with every other car first.
How old is the EV fleet compared to the broader vehicle fleet? Literally some of the oldest "mass-market" EVs are barely older than the average car. I've never had a fire in any newer car, but I've had a couple of close calls in old shitboxes with rat gnawed wiring or an oil/fuel leak onto the exhaust headers.
Do other car companies' cars that lack defects tend to have this sort of fire situation?
Gas cars sometimes burst into flames when they crash into trees. Why is this news?
Lithon-ion batteries commonly used in electric vehicles. and are known to burst into flames when confronted with any force. Their are safety measures in EV'S. But sometimes these safety measures aren't enough. Chances are that Tesla model 3 wasn't defective.
I thought this article was going to be about my neighbor who's kid died in a Tesla that hit a tree and exploded into a raging fire.
Wtf Tesla?
Self driving fucking when, I just want to sleep in my car while it takes me places
That is called public transport, my friend. You can sleep all you like on a bus or train.
That's not true, I missed my stop a couple of times because I slept
The short sightedness of this kind of comment just to beat the thoughtless rhetoric without solving anything.
Self driving happens it's better then the average driver. People start thinking 'I shouldn't leave my car idle I have to hustle, it can drive people while I am at work'. Self driving cars turn into ride share. Self driving cars then start becoming a norm, as investment takes over and they connect to each other driving and braking together. Accidents reduce, costs of transport lower. Fewer people buy cars. Cars work like carriages together like a train but using existing road infrastructure. Programmed by logic based on law pedestrians and bicycles now priority but anyone else can still take a clean private carriage to their destination.
This is what you want.
Operating as intended.
It wasn’t defective. Catching on fire is just normal behaviour for a Tesla.
It was a successful test of the drive termination system.
"We would just like to stress that this isn't typical."
The front fell off.
How is it not typical?
Well, it's not supposed to burst into flames upon hitting a tree, for a start.