so even though the suburban
so even though the suburban was just an example and you could replace that with any large model vehicle... isn't this forward collision feature an option, and not standard, in most cars that offer it? I would imagine that the majority of people don't, yet, opt to pay a few thousand bucks on a new feature like forward collision. So again, the accident would have still happened, statistically speaking. as for the feature itself, it's really freaking cool and it would be great to have it as an option on every car. personally, I might not ever buy that feature though. why? because my brain seems to work pretty well and has kept me, and those around me, quite safe so far (knock on wood). I, personally, don't like the feel of a car that decides things for me.
now for the tesla... again I agree it would be a great option for every car but then this driver might not have bought that feature, negating the argument here. The model s is a new car, made by a new company. you can't expect everything to be perfect. however, it looks like most of us can agree that they are doing an amazing job for how new they are. it seems to be a human trait to notice the bad and forget the good. the model s is an amazing and unique car. it does a ton of things that no other car can do but it misses one or two features and suddenly those things dont matter to us. The reckless driver/s are the only ones to blame. both the speeding model s driver, and perhaps a careless corolla driver. after all, we dont know if this person cut off the model s or was traveling at an unsafely low highway speed or even driving at night without their lights on.