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Highest rate of fatal traffic accidents among all car brands in the US, results show Tesla’s. The analysis, which focused on accidents involving cars in which at least one passenger died between 2018 and 2022, showed that the rate of fatal accidents involving this company’s cars was approximately 5.6 per billion kilometers, Channel 24 reported with reference to iSeeCars.

Since Americans collectively travel nearly 3 trillion miles each year, a few accidents in a billion isn’t too far-fetched. The display is impressive Tesla has 2.8 fatal accidents per billion, twice the overall average for other companies.. Experts say this puts the automaker far outside the norm.

According to the researchers, the results of the study, although possible, are not an indictment of automobile design per se. They see a problem with drivers’ behavior.

New cars are safer than ever. However, these safety features are caused by distraction and increased speeding, which has led to an increase in accident and death rates in recent years.
iSeeCars analyst Karl Brauer said in a statement, citing a more advanced chassis design and the introduction of airbags.

So he says Tesla cars are generally safe, as long as you don’t neglect safety yourself. If you were careless in a conventional Audi or BMW, the result would be the same.

Statistics confirm these words. According to the Insurance Institute for Traffic Safety, the number of car accidents and deaths in the last five years was higher than in the previous twelve years. This period is characterized by a leap in security technologies. Many of these cars with high crash statistics have passed IIHS and NHTSA crash tests well, earning excellent safety ratings, so this isn’t a vehicle design issue. It’s just that people exaggerate these protections and give them more confidence than they actually are.

Lack of attention and deception from Tesla

If accidents are caused by careless driving or careless driving, it’s not hard to see why Tesla is the leader. Model Y ranks sixth in the number of fatal crashes among all car models.

Tesla and especially its CEO Elon Musk are up to something They mislead driver assistance systems by making them appear to be more autonomous than they actually are. This is especially true for the fully autonomous driving mode; This does not mean that the car is fully self-driving capable, despite its name. The autopilot is still in the testing and training phase and therefore requires the driver’s attention. One must follow the road and be ready to take the wheel at any time. But many Tesla owners ignore this and try in every way to trick the control systems so that they do not respond to violations and distractions. Someone goes to the back seat, someone looks at the phone, someone is generally playing games on the display panel.

Who is responsible for this? company or driver? Many believe that with a name like “Full Self-Driving” drivers should be forgiven for their actions.