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Automotive research firm finds that Tesla has higher frequency of deadly accidents than any other car brand

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'm having a hard time understanding this article. They say the Teslas have the highest rating of deadly accidents, but then go on to say Tesla ranked #6 on the list of fatalities, then once again stated Tesla was the worst. So what happened to the other five vehicles that had a higher fatality rating?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Go to the actual report. There is one table for the top fatalities by vehicle model and another for the top average fatalities by manufacturer.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The way I understood it is the highest rate of deadly accidents refers to "5.6 fatal accidents per billion miles traveled" by the brand overall. The number 6 rating refers to the Model S specifically.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Ah thank you, that DOES make more sense.

[–] Clent 1 points 1 month ago

Another way to interpret this is that other brands have vehicles that are far safer than thei unsafest model, while any Tesla model is unsafe.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Or, their manufacturers also make some safer vehicles. It seems that all of Tesla's vehicles are high up the list, so the whole manufacturer average is higher than all others. Wheras Hyundai, for example, must sell plenty of safer models that bring down its average.