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Comment by philipallstar

4 hours ago

> Tesla vehicles have a fatal crash rate of 5.6 per billion miles driven, according to the study; Kia is second with a rate of 5.5,

Basically the same as Kia. Why are Kias so bad?

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xutopia  4 hours ago

2 reasons I can see.

Kia have way smaller and cheaper cars with less security features to market. Tesla had front page news at some point saying how they were the safest car ever produced.

Tesla is giving people driving their cars a false sense of security.

  • philipallstar  3 hours ago

    But the article doesn't say that at all - quite the opposite:

    > The study's authors make clear that the results do not indicate Tesla vehicles are inherently unsafe or have design flaws. In fact, Tesla vehicles are loaded with safety technology; the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) named the 2024 Model Y as a Top Safety Pick+ award winner, for example. Many of the other cars that ranked highly on the list have also been given high ratings for safety by the likes of IIHS and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, as well.

estearum  3 hours ago

Until recently, Kias were sub-entry level shitboxes

This would affect both driver selection and performance during impact

Slap a ridiculously powerful drivetrain on it and a premium price tag and you have a Tesla

infecto  3 hours ago

I am sure there is a component of safety systems in a Kia but I would bet the bigger weighting is on driver profile.

dangus  3 hours ago

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  • philipallstar  3 hours ago

    > You’re so close to understanding!

    Sorry, I don't understand this. I'm just asking a question. Do you reply to every question with that?

  • infecto  3 hours ago

    You’re missing the obvious explanation here. Driver profile. You could have the safest car around but if it’s being driven by unsafe drivers it will lead to higher accidents and fatalities.