But the most dangerous car model is the Hyundai Venue[1], which also brags about all their Hyundai SmartSense safety features. I'm sure the next few cars down the list also do the same. Maybe your ire should be directed at them as well?
It kind of says something when it turns out that Volvo, with their old-timey ‘dumb’ safety features, seems to be outperforming all the sexier brands on safety.
Maybe focusing on the dumb stuff brings a lot more bang for the buck than the sparkly new ‘smart’ safety widgets?
Volvo is known for actually caring about real-world safety, not just what the tests happen to test. Or, I guess, what looks good on the feature checklist.
Volvo sort of prides themselves on safety, including "smart" widgets.
2003 Blind Spot Information System (BLIS): BLIS uses cameras or radars to detect other cars approaching your car.
2008 City Safety: Emergency braking system using laser to detect, it helps reduce the risk of rear-end collisions at low speeds
2010 Pedestrian detection with full auto brake: Using radar and camera, this system warns the driver if somebody steps out in front of the car, and brakes by itself if the driver fails to do so.
2016 Connected safety: use the cloud to share critical data between vehicles, alerting the driver about slippery road sections or vehicles that have activated their hazard lights.
2018 Oncoming mitigation by braking: A Volvo car driving in a built-up highway with digitally rendered signs depicting oncoming mitigation by braking.
If an oncoming vehicle veers into your lane and a collision is unavoidable, this feature can help reduce your vehicle's speed to mitigate the force of the collision
2023 Lidar: Based on high-performance sensors, Lidar technology is key for creating safe autonomous cars. It helps autonomous cars detect other cars, pedestrians and cyclists
2023 Driver Understanding System: 2-camera system can detect if the driver is distracted, sleepy or even intoxicated. If needed, the system will activate a protective shield and take appropriate countermeasures to preserve safety margins.
> The study is based on QuoteWizard by LendingTree insurance inquiries from Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024. They analyzed the 30 brands with the most inquiries in this period.
QuoteWizard. Based on inquiries. I don't trust this.
the amount of miles driven with tesla fsd with no crashes is so significantly higher it's laughable to even draw the comparison, this data is even publicly available via the API.
The study can't be trusted. Just look at the article: "The study is based on QuoteWizard by LendingTree insurance inquiries from Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024".
An interesting tidbit is that FSD is almost guaranteed to turn off before any accident occurs. Last I looked, the data was not available to see how long after FSD deactivation the accident occurred.
Note: I have an older Tesla, and actually quite like it. I don't have FSD, but I do have enhanced autopilot (EAP) and like it as well. That said, it is very easy to believe that people ignore the road for longer than they should with FSD/EAP turned on.
The grandparent comment also didn't mention the split between FSD miles/non-FSD miles. It is possible that FSD is so good, that every Tesla driver becomes useless when they are required to drive for themselves, and that is what drives the higher accident rate.
>An interesting tidbit is that FSD is almost guaranteed to turn off before any accident occurs. Last I looked, the data was not available to see how long after FSD deactivation the accident occurred.
How can you make that assertion when there's no data? Are you just assuming the worst in the absence of data?
[1] https://www.carpro.com/blog/list-of-the-most-dangerous-cars-...
[2] https://www.hyundaiusa.com/us/en/vehicles/venue