What Makes Teslas So Safe

Why the electric cars consistently receive five-star safety ratings.

*Correction: @ 1:45 is a Model 3 rather than a Model S. The Corvallis police department described it as a Model S but our keen-eyed viewers managed to spot the error!

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3:38 Autonomy level explainer:

Tesla's Autopilot is currently classified as Level 2 autonomy based on the SAE International scale referenced in the video. The full self-driving (FSD) software is a major improvement, however, it cannot (yet) be categorized as Level 3 autonomy.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), “the major distinction between L2 and L3 is that at L3, the vehicle is designed so that the driver is not expected to constantly monitor the roadway while driving.”

Since drivers are expected to constantly monitor the road at all times during beta tests of Tesla’s FSD software, the vehicles are not quite at Level 3, though they're certainly moving in that direction.

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What do you think of Waymo's claim that Tesla will never make a fully autonomous car?
P.s. @1:54 is actually a Model 3 rather than a Model S. When researching the story, I went off of the police department’s social media post which said it was an S. Thanks to my viewers for spotting the difference!
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[priyanshude]

a car without an engine is the safest car. take example of a hotwheels

[gabedarrett]

The engineering behind its safety is incredible! Thanks for such an in-depth video!

[GEnghis]

Man, I want a Tesla so bad, not only is it SEXY, literally, but also the safest car ever

[Oofmart]

America: "2 full-grown elephants"

The rest of the world: "11 tons"

[patrykr]

It hurts to see so many teslas have been crushed just for the tests and I cannot afford one

[louisianlee]

Employee: we need cargo space
Elon musk: why not car go space

[_____arun____]

I think you got the title wrong. It's what makes Teslas so safe, not why makes tesla so safe.

[avasophia]

Mrs Stella mark is legit and her method works like magic I keep on earning every single week with her new strategy

[ebenezersarpong]

If you are engineer and you upgrade your engineering field each and everyday, always engineering allows you to make the right decision more than you could imagine

[averybrown]

When you said “kilometer” it was the most american pronunciation I have ever heard

[thisflyingpotato]

Feels great having a video that covers well the subject, thanks !

[roomnews]

Still prefer in being in control of my car even though autonomy is in the works. It's still good to always look as you drive. 👌🏾

[chaseois]

I just discovered this channel a few days ago, and I like it a lot

[CausticLemons]

I'm going to miss your beautiful backyard but welcome back to North America!

[edwardnewgate]

I believe cars should always have been electric from the very beginning.
Electrification just suits so perfectly for cars.
On top of zero emmisions, it also adds up as a safety feature because of the lack of an engine.

[galaxia]

Thank you for this video!!! It’s informative, entertaining, and done VERY well! I’ve already shared it with several people.

[spightful]

Can we just appreciate the fact that they are building Tesla’s and destroying them for our own safety

[carman]

Tesla don’t think about the power they think about the safety

[feuersterngaming]

It hurts to see a Tesla being crashed :(