S4WRXTTCS
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You mean like the majority of the speculation in this thread?
The photo posted in response to my comment shows clearly shows the seat was upright so that discounts my speculation.
You may feel safer in your Tesla than any other vehicle. I don't.
Avoidance of an accident vs survivability of an accident are two different things. Personally, I'm not sure where my Tesla falls in either of those categories. As an older driver I find the reliance on me touching the screen accurately for a number of important driving functions is a major distraction and distracted drivers have more accidents.
As for surviving in a crash, I am not convinced of the superiority of my Tesla over my old Prius V which at least had curtain airbag rear seat protection in a side-impact collision. That is something that is important to not only parents but also to me because on long trips I travel in the back seat so I can work while not doing my turn at the wheel. The fact that my 'wonderful' Tesla has this safety engineering compromise and is a downgrade from my 2012 Prius is a major disappointment.
One of the reasons I've been reading this thread so closely is concern about my ability to get out of my car in an emergency (stemminf from my belief that the driver moved to the back seat when unable to exit from the front doors.) At least now I know where the hidden back seat door release is in my ModelY and will modify that to make it more accessible. The odds are much greater than zero that I'll be in that backseat in an accident.
I'm not seeing any difference in the rear passenger airbag protection between a Prius V, and Tesla Model 3/Y.
They both have only curtains.
I think you missed the fact that they're there because it's not really clear from the diagram, but if you look at crash test photos you'll see them.