Tesla Model S exceeds Euro NCAP safety tests

Just a few months after the Tesla Model Y achieved the highest score in history on a single European safety index, another car in the automaker’s lineup has once again set a new benchmark. This time around, the Model S luxury saloon has broken the safety rating of the European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP), even surpassing the Model Y’s previous record.

Tesla’s Model S received the highest safety rating of all tested vehicles in Euro NCAP’s latest, most rigorous test procedure, as reported by The Driven. The Model S received five stars for safety in the Euro NCAP test, scores high in the four main test categories: adult occupant protection, child protection, vulnerable road user safety and safety aids.

The Safety Assist category tested various features of Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems, such as lane keeping assistance, occupant status monitoring, collision warnings and much more. The others, as they’re called, were devoted to the level of protection Tesla’s systems provided for adult passengers, children, and pedestrians around the vehicle.

Tesla’s Euro NCAP safety results by category

Category Tesla Model S Tesla Model Y
Adult occupant safety 94 percent 97 percent
Child occupant safety 91 percent 87 percent
Vulnerable road safety 85 percent 82 percent
Safety Assist functions 98 percent 98 percent

The Tesla Model S scored 94 percent in adult occupant protection, 91 percent in child protection, 85 percent in vulnerable road user safety, and 98 percent in safety aids. By comparison, Model Y scored 97 percent for adult occupant protection, 87 percent for child occupant protection, 82 percent for vulnerable road user safety, and 98 percent for safety aids.

Euro NCAP crash and safety testing of a 2022 Tesla Model S. Video: Euro NCAP / YouTube


Tesla also noted the success of the Model S on its blog, pointing out a number of safety features that helped the automaker earn the accolade, all of which come standard with all Model S units. These include driver monitoring for collision avoidance, front structure molding, automatic airbag suppression, side airbags, multi-impact braking, and the Model S’s unique steering yoke.

Tesla makes incremental upgrades to its cars over time, and the company says its active safety features are designed to help its cars become the “safest cars in the world” (via its Vehicle safety report page). In addition, the company publishes vehicle safety report data on the page every quarter, although they have not yet added data from 2022.

Originally posted on EVANNEX. By Peter McGuthrie.


 


 


 

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