> i am aware of their "ratings", which i find hard to believe.
Is this common among the anti-Tesla crowd? I think you're the first crash rating conspiracy theorist I've come across. If anything I'd assume that the organisations doing the testing would be deeply connected with traditional car manufacturers and that Tesla (as a newcomer) would actually be at a disadvantage.
Some of Tesla's statements regarding safety were apparently a bit exaggerated, in the way advertising often hides fine print to tell you they are the absolute best.
Non the less does Tesla seem focused on safety and I also haven't come across credible reports finding them unsafe, as GP is implying.
i didn't imply they were unsafe. i said i felt they weren't as safe. for example, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety rates the model s below the kia optima, which was landed their top safety rating. i simply call into question elon musk simply claiming they are the safest car ever and the fact that everyone seems to buy into that. there are a lot of stories and examples of hurried and amateur designs at tesla, including examples from teardowns of the vehicles. i simply have a hard time believing that "the best ever" safety emerges from such stressed processes at tesla.
Is this common among the anti-Tesla crowd? I think you're the first crash rating conspiracy theorist I've come across. If anything I'd assume that the organisations doing the testing would be deeply connected with traditional car manufacturers and that Tesla (as a newcomer) would actually be at a disadvantage.
Perhaps you know something we don't?