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What happens if two Smart Cars hit each other?
"Bumper Cars" ??
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What happens if two Smart Cars hit each other?
Sounds great, until you hit a solid object.The safety cell’s longitudinal and transverse rigidity actually activates the crumple zone design of the other vehicle involved in the accident to distribute the impact energy evenly over the little car's body
This gives new meaning to the term "bumping uglies".What happens if two Smart Cars hit each other?
Sounds great, until you hit a solid object.
Not to mention fundamentally unethical. This is the automotive equivalent of people not vaccinating their kids because enough otherSo Smart cars rely on other cars crumple zones to allow their passengers to survive. ... (Not to mention likely causing more injuries to the passengers in the other vehicle than they would have received if the accident was with another car with a reasonable crumple zone.)
Making news again today.
Widow of man killed in downtown crash files suit against Tesla over defects
Wife of passenger in fiery Tesla crash in 2016 files wrongful death lawsuit
I am sorry for her loss but:
1. Her husband was in a car being driven by a person with a blood alcohol of 0.21
2. The driver was at speeds in excess of 75 mph while drunk
3. The driver struck an object causing the problem while intoxicated
4. The driver was driving a Tesla while all of the above happened
This is the driver's fault and the passenger's death is due to getting into a performance sedan with a drunk driver. The driver died. So she the only thing left which is the car a negligent and intoxicated driver was "driving."
Again, I am sorry for her loss but this won't change his own personal bad decision that night or the driver's personal decision to endanger themselves and everyone else on the road that night.
...electronic latches...
All front doors for Model S, X, 3 can be opened manually without any aids of electronic system.
Occupants can grab the interior door handles for S and X to open normally whether it's electronically or mechanically.
Sure from the interior, but from the exterior you would have to break a window to reach a manual door handle. (i.e. if the passengers are unconscious from the crash.)
Once there's a signal from SRS (supplemental restraint system including seatbelts, airbags...) all doors are unlocked.
For Model S, the hidden handles would all protrude out as seen in this picture below from wgnsradio.com:
...(When the SRS goes off it disconnects the HV battery, so the 12v battery is all that is left to power the door latches.)...
...if the handles are presented they won't work from the outside without an intact 12v battery and wiring...
It seems they've both paid for any transgressions against one another. Are we saying that people now have an obligation to remain sufficiently in command of their faculties to prevent other people, who are "judgment-compromised", from doing stupid/dangerous things? More specific, in this case, we're saying that people's families are responsible for them failing to do so?Her family should be suing her boss
The protocol for First Responders is to physically cut the 12V off as soon as possible (by cutting the 12V loop wire in 2 separate places to make sure they can't be reconnected).
Model S protruding handles remain protruding throughout the work of First Responders.
Sure from the interior, but from the exterior you would have to break a window to reach a manual door handle. (i.e. if the passengers are unconscious from the crash.)
Is it true that you cannot open any Tesla (S/X/3) doors from the outside with a failed 12v system?
Handles are powered by battery. How the heck could they retract after power cut?Nope, my understanding is that as soon as you lose power the handles should retract unless there is body damage preventing them from doing so.