Tesla Model X Crash - Aftermath Video

[DrivingTheFuture]

Chrysler 200 sedan ran a red light at intersection. Autopilot was not in use. Wife walked away with only a tiny scratch on her finger. No concussion or injury. Automatic emergency braking may have lessened the impact, but without opening an investigation through Tesla we have no way of knowing.

 

[AdamHLG]

Very sorry to see this. In the end she is OK and that puts all of life into perspective.

 

[pdx3181]

Wow. X did it’s job.

Glad your wife is ok.

 

[DrivingTheFuture]

Wow. X did it’s job.

Glad your wife is ok.

It sure did. I am too...

 

[DrivingTheFuture]

Who is it that usually hacks autopilot camera logs after collisions? Jason Hughes?

 

[b00st3d]

so is it totaled?

 

[alloverx]

Any Airbags in 3rd row?

 

[DrivingTheFuture]

so is it totaled?

No, 40k in repairs. All new seats are on order... Tesla is estimating seats will arrive in February . You the same b00st3d from Instagram?

 

[DrivingTheFuture]

Any Airbags in 3rd row?

I don't think so

 

[Matutino]

I would rather get the X totaled if I could chose.

 

[S'toon]

Who is it that usually hacks autopilot camera logs after collisions? Jason Hughes?

I think that's his name. He goes by wk057 on this board.

 

[Az_Rael]

Very, very glad she is OK.

I recently got to experience the safety features of my S, and was glad it did it's job. These are very safe cars, a feature that I had not fully appreciated until now.

 

[teethdood]

Do you have pics of the Chrysler for comparison purposes?
P.S.: I'm glad everyone is ok.

 

[AllanFriesen]

Chrysler 200 sedan ran a red light at intersection. Autopilot was not in use. Wife walked away with only a tiny scratch on her finger. No concussion or injury. Automatic emergency braking may have lessened the impact, but without opening an investigation through Tesla we have no way of knowing.

 

[AllanFriesen]

That must have been a pretty substantial impact. Only a finger scratch is awesome news! Too bad about your pretty model X.

 

[EVnut]

If I may be so bold...

We should not be using "accident" to describe situations like this.

Statement of fact: This was a crash. This was a collision. It was a logical result of an action taken (running a red light).

Statement of cause: Accident. The cause of this crash is no mystery, and we certainly know how it could have been avoided.

I know this sounds pedantic, but I find that words do matter. When an event is an accident, we consider it to be inevitable, and we're not really sure how it happened, nor how to avoid it next time. There's no reason to figure out how to avoid the same thing in the future because, "It was an accident." Yet, this was no strike of lightning.

Thanks for listening.

And most importantly: I'm so glad that your wife was so well protected by the X in this crash.

 

[steveho]

If I may be so bold...

We should not be using "accident" to describe situations like this.

Statement of fact: This was a crash. This was a collision. It was a logical result of an action taken (running a red light).

Statement of cause: Accident. The cause of this crash is no mystery, and we certainly know how it could have been avoided.

...

Couldn't agree more! Accidents can happen but I have been saying for decades that 90% of the "accidents" are actually "crashes" that were for the most part avoidable. Whether it is putting down the phone, or driving slower on ice/snow, or checking the condition of one's car before driving... most are avoidable.

Glad that your wife is safe and the model X did one of it's jobs... protecting the occupant.

 

[dhanson865]

Who is it that usually hacks autopilot camera logs after collisions? Jason Hughes?

@wk057

someone above mentioned the name but without the @ tag he won't be notified.

 

[telectric]

No, 40k in repairs. All new seats are on order... Tesla is estimating seats will arrive in February . You the same b00st3d from Instagram?

Man, I feel your pain. We’re going on 11 months in rentals without our Model X with $43k in initial repairs after my wife was in a similar accident. Hang in there. It’s a brutal repair process due to discontinued and damaged replacement parts from Tesla, not to mention insurance is the worst. Hoping to get ours back before the 1.5 year mark.

Really wish Tesla would provide an upgrade path for owners who get stuck in these situations waiting on parts.

 

[KArnold]

Was your wife (driver) the only person in the X? I would not have thought the passenger airbag or rear airbags would deploy if those seats were empty?