Tesla recalls nearly half a million Model 3 and Model S cars

Re:Tesla recalls nearly half a million Model 3 and Model S cars by GuB-42 on Thursday December 30, 2021 @08:09PM (#29743683)

In Europe (Euro NCAP), crash test standards include tests against pedestrians and electronic assistance like ESP and emergency breaking, including against pedestrians. Standards are regularly updated to take new technologies, other road users, and potential loopholes into account.

Maybe it is different in the US, but most cars sold in the US are sold in Europe too.

Weight and visibility are still a problem, and electric cars and their big batteries make the weight problem worse, but it doesn't mean that crash test standards only cares about the car occupants, and handling is definitely considered.

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Re:Tesla recalls nearly half a million Model 3 and Model S cars by asddubs on Friday December 31, 2021 @04:29AM (#29746330)

>most cars sold in the US are sold in Europe too.

is this actually the case? i'm sure the inverse is true, but when I visited australia (which admittedly I'm aware is not in the US) I was surprised how many huge cars there were, which you don't really see at least in my part of europe. I was under the impression american cars similarly tend to be bigger than european ones

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Re:Tesla recalls nearly half a million Model 3 and Model S cars by Peanuts99 on Friday December 31, 2021 @08:05AM (#29747633)

Most European cars need modifications before they can be sold in the US and visa versa. Some manufacturers have previously said it's like building two separate cars for the two different markets.

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Re:Tesla recalls nearly half a million Model 3 and Model S cars by rconti on Thursday December 30, 2021 @08:51PM (#29743934)

You're right, it's an exaggeration to say they don't consider pedestrians at all. Europe is leading the way there, but it's definitely becoming a consideration in the US as well.

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