Consumer Reports Study Reveals Safety Assistance Systems Avoided Crashes In 50% Of Drivers

You can trace this all back to inattentive driving. Blind spot warning isn't needed if you checked yourself. Emergency braking is not needed if you are paying attention to the flow to traffic and looking ahead. Handy all in all, but not a replacement for good driving skills and practices.

Totally agree but I gotta say even the best of drivers with great driving skills and attentiveness are prone to human error.

Case and point picked my little cousin up from an event, most adorable kid I know, she hops in the back of my S 550 with a coloring book. Driving along, being extra alert because of the precious cargo in the backseat, all of a sudden she screams shriekingly loud, in the split second, I turn around to make sure she’s ok(human error), guy in front slams on brakes overreacting to a bump in the road, before I turned back around, I feel and see our seatbelts tighten, hear 3 beeps from the Benz Pre Safe System, and full braking power is unleashed avoiding the crash within an inch.

First time I ever experienced it before and must say I’ve never been more grateful for Anti lock brakes and collision prevention assist, the benz pre safe system was neat too because it adjust our seats and pumped air into the seat bolsters/door panels bracing for an accident.

While I get your well made point, there are unanticipated situations where safety devices work brilliantly. A small child runs out between cars, you see them (paying attention) and hit the brakes hard and anti lock brakes bring you to a quick stop. Without anti lock brakes I doubt 10% of all drivers have the skill not to lock up the brakes in that situation and avoid disaster.

Yes I don’t think Benz and Bosch realized they were pioneering one of the most critical elements of safety, Anti Lock Brakes, which at the time was just a more pleasant braking experience for S Class drivers in the late 70’s & 80’s, now required by law

Lmao, well then everyone else was SUPER LATE to the ABS game, considering Mercedes was the first car manufacturer to use them.

Tesla has the most advanced safety tech in any car today. You're less likely to die in a Tesla than any other car, that's the metric that really counts.

Your comment comes directly from Elon Musk, which the NHSTA has instructed him to shut the hell up.
These are false or exaggerated claims which are typical of tokin' Elon.

The metric you refer to, which is also false includes ALL cars on the road today, some very old. Compared to all new or same model year cars Teslas are no safer.
However, if you have crashed in cold weather, the heat from the Tesla on fire could save you.

Compared to a new 2020 Camry etc., it would still come out much, much safer. The crumple zones, roof, and even the battery (in the Model 3) are major improvements over ICE cars. Pick a new premium car that just came out in the last 4 years, it will be behind Tesla in the probability of death metric.

Wait, 50 percent of crashes IN drivers?