[cwillu]

“The study's authors make clear that the results do not indicate Tesla vehicles are inherently unsafe or have design flaws. [...] “The models on this list likely reflect a combination of driver behavior and driving conditions, leading to increased crashes and fatalities,” iSeeCars executive analyst Karl Brauer said in the report.”

See also: https://www.iseecars.com/most-dangerous-cars-study#v=2024:~:...

It's also interesting in the context of this argument that they exclude models older than 2018.

[abduhl]

I wonder if driver behavior is influenced by Tesla’s design of certain systems, in which case Tesla vehicles would be inherently unsafe and have design flaws to the extent that unsafe driver behaviors are enabled or encouraged.

“I wonder” is facetious here. Of course driver behaviors are influenced by Tesla marketing and design choices, and of course Teslas being the Most Dangerous Car Brand is an indication that Teslas are inherently unsafe and have design flaws.

[jvanderbot]

I'm honestly willing to chalk a big part of the increased fatalities up to their awful UI/UX, that incessantly draws the attention away from the road to do even minor things (adjust mirrors, windshield wipers, etc)

[cwillu]

In the same way as a 911 driver's behaviour is influenced by porsche's design of certain systems, etc

[abduhl]

Absolutely and that’s probably one of the reasons a 911 is 4th on the Cars With the Most Frequent Occupant Fatalities list.

But Porsche doesn’t claim to be The Safest Car Brand Ever and doesn’t claim to be making cars that can be put into a mode where it Full Self Drives?