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Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating... by bkjelden on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @01:26PM (#14546602)
82" is very wide for a vehicle in the US.

Even the Ford Excursion, one of the most gargantuan SUVs ever produced, was only 80" wide: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Excursion

I imagine parking a Model X is a challenge.

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Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating... by beambot on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @01:34PM (#14546692)
Shouldn't it be able to park itself...?
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Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating... by chc on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @01:38PM (#14546731)
AFAIK that feature is just now about to be added in the next update. I don't know how well it works.
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Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating... by DEinspanjer on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @02:18PM (#14547189)
No, they just added the ability to auto-park unattended in a perpendicular spot. From launch, it was able to park itself without an occupant by driving straight into a spot head or tail first. With the driver still sitting in the car, it can parallel park as well as perpendicular park. Those parking features work fine, but I am looking forward to the unattended perpendicular parking as it is the most common parking scenario.
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Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating... by djrogers on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @07:17PM (#14549494)
82" is not particularly wide - the Excursion was huge because it was long, not wide (it was a Ford SuperDuty pickup turned in to an SUV). The Jeep Grand Cherokee is 85" wide, the Explorer is 79", and to throw a minivan in to the mix, a Honda Odyssey is 80" wide.
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