Tesla crashes because they don’t have anyone driving.
RAMs crash because they have someone driving.
They are not the same.
Afaik most Tesla accidents are due to people not used to such a powerful car / acceleration and bump into stuff? I don’t think the majority of insurance cases for Tesla has anything to do with self driving.
Lol. I have a 2500, and it’s borderline too much truck, even in my line of work. It’s flat out stupid for just day to day commuting. And their marketing sure does go after egomaniacal dumdums.
The numbers are bullshit and this isn’t even a study. It’s an analyses of insurance data that was done wrong.
The top 3 “safest” cars are all makes and models that are no longer in production. Mercury, the #1, hasn’t made a new vehicle since 2011, Pontiac since 2009, and Saturn since 2010.
It’s a bullshit story.
And all it analyzes is people’s driving record and the current model of vehicle they’re trying to insure. Someone who got rear-ended in a Honda and had their car totaled who is now trying to insure their new Tesla would be included in this even though they didn’t crash their Tesla nor were they at fault for the accident.
I love it when my bias is confirmed. I bet there’s a German word for this feeling.
Verdachtvalidierung (I don’t speak German I just translated “suspicion” and “validation” and made a compound word from that. Looks legit to me.)
The word is korrekt, but it sounds more like something a lawyer would say.
It’s not confirmed. The “study” is faulty.
Even the site hosting the study includes a huge disclaimer stating that it’s just the author’s personal opinion.
biasfreude
Not German enough, needs more unnecessary capital letters
It rhymes with BMW.
PSA: This “study” is crap.
They base their findings on incidents per driver, not per mile driven. Maybe the “safest” drivers here just…don’t drive their vehicles all that much?
Also, like you said… incidents, not accidents.
accidents, DUIs, speeding and citations
Which I bet includes things like parking tickets and all that. Tbh, seems like most “studies” posted to Lemmy are crap tbh
Another thing about Teslas is that even a slight fender bender that does no damage to an older car will cause damage. The bumpers are full of sensors, all pastic, and repairs are expensive.
I wonder if more minor accidents are reported in Teslas causing the numbers to be higher?
Plastic front and end panel is pretty standard and since they are expensive cars its no wonder they cost a ton to repair, like if you bump into a Mercedes s class that’s not cheap either.
You can shit on teslas for a lot of reasons but I don’t think yours is valid as being tesla specific
I own a tesla. My comment is not a dig on the car, but a possible explanation for the increased accident rate.
The bumpers are full of sensors, all pastic, and repairs are expensive.
This is the same for all semi-modern cars. Plastic bumbers, even without sensors in them, are surprisingly expensive even on cheaper cars. But the good thing about plastic bumbers, is that they are fairly elastic and most often just bounce back into shape after the amount of deformation a slight fender bender can cause. And scratches are only a cosmetic concern since they can’t rust.
Also, Tesla removed the ultrasonic sensors from both front and rear bumpers a while back.
I think this study is incomplete.
Since this study is based on a ratio of accidents vs sold car. Newer cars models have less idle car, helping the statistics of older car models/companies. Given that Tesla and other more price models, will use insurance for minors damage, do to the cost of reparation vs lost sales value.
At Codan, it is Kia’s electric cars that top the damage statistics, closely followed by Tesla’s and Hyundai’s electric cars. Richvoldsen emphasizes that it is Kia’s electric cars that top the list, and that the damage statistics do not apply to fossil fuel-powered Kia cars.
https://www.tu.no/artikler/tesla-har-92-prosent-oftere-skader-enn-fossilbiler-br/484354
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Yeah don’t call a vehicle Ram. Come on.
In this study, Subaru had 30 incidents per 1000 driver’s, and Tesla had 31. Why don’t I hear anyone bitching about Subarus?
Duh Subaru != Elon
Headline: Tesla drives desperate to show they’re not this biggest assholes on the road.
I have a feeling this list would be very different if motorcycle brands were in the mix as well.
please moderators remove this garbage
