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by 70jS8h5L 1943 days ago
Even the latest Tesla only reaches ~1.5G - not even that. G-LOC won't happen until 5 or 6, so I think we're a way off yet!
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That's for young, fit, etc people. Some quick googling says a particularly susceptible person might very well pass out at as low as 3 Gs. Still way below what a Tesla can pull, though.
Considering how faint some passengers have looked with my boy-racing in the past, I suspect the G limit for some people is much much lower :).
It wouldn't necessarily need to be g-forces, given how many Americans have severe underlying health issues, you might just go over a rough bump and have a stroke or something.

Roller coasters tend to hit a good amount of gs, but if you pass out you'll be fine since you're not driving. One wonders if a Tesla detects its pilot unconscious can it bring itself to a full emergency stop. Automatically contact emts and then automatically distribute snacks to the arriving EMTs