Hacker News with Generative AI: Vehicle Safety

Supersizing vehicles offers minimal safety benefits – but substantial dangers (iihs.org)
The safety benefits of larger vehicles top out quickly once curb weights exceed the fleet average, a new IIHS study shows.
One in four 2020 Tesla Model 3 failed the Danish periodic inspection in 2024 (fdm.dk)
Næsten hver fjerde Tesla Model 3 årgang 2020 dumpede til periodisk bilsyn i 2024. Den populære model har især fejl på bremser, lygter, hjul og styretøj, viser synsdata, FDM Test & Bilsyn har bearbejdet. 62.000 elbiler skal til syn i år. Opdateret 24. januar med svar fra Tesla.
Taller vehicles are more dangerous to pedestrians, even at low speeds (text.npr.org)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Researchers have known for years that speed kills. Now there's growing evidence that height kills, too.
NHTSA Proposes New Vehicle Safety Standard to Better Protect Pedestrians (nhtsa.gov)
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is advancing pedestrian safety by proposing a new rule to reduce fatalities and serious injuries among pedestrians struck by vehicles.