It appears everybody’s all the time speaking about Tesla’s energetic security programs, which arguably is probably not all that completely different from these of some rival automakers. Nonetheless, apart from Tesla’s Autopilot expertise and FSD beta program, the corporate has all the time put an emphasis on the passive security of its EVs.

Tesla, together with different EV makers, will argue that electrical automobiles, usually, are simply plain safer than fuel automobiles for quite a lot of causes. Nonetheless, you have most likely heard they catch hearth on a regular basis and run over kids. The reality is, there are methods to enhance a automobile’s passive security, and an EV permits for some benefits because it has a low and heavy heart of gravity, no large engine in entrance of the motive force, no extremely flammable liquid on board, and many others.

To ensure that Tesla to proceed to say that it makes the most secure automobiles on the planet, its EVs must proceed getting high scores in crash assessments. The optimistic information surrounding Tesla’s crash take a look at scores – particularly these of the newer Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y – might serve to offset all of the unfavorable studies of fires and energetic security system issues.

That mentioned, Tesla has now formally revealed that it is constructing a brand new crash take a look at lab in Austin, Texas. This comes as no shock because it has a brand new manufacturing unit there, and it additionally already has such a lab in California.

Tesla crash assessments its personal autos, which is not unusual, and it additionally tracks the EVs’ real-world security and publishes periodic crash and security studies, which is not one thing we are inclined to get from most different automakers. To ensure that the US EV maker to offer such information, not solely does it want to trace each automotive in its fleet, but additionally run its personal simulations and assessments to make sure that its security engineering is definitely working as supposed.

A current LinkedIn publish by Tesla recruiter Aaron H. confirms the lab, in addition to the truth that Tesla is already hiring:

As you’ll be able to see, it seems Tesla is already constructing the lab and hiring Engineering Technicians. When you click on on the hyperlink in Aaron’s publish, it takes you to the Tesla Careers web site to a job itemizing entitled, “Engineering Technician, Passive Security Crash Take a look at Lab.” It is a full-time place in Austin, and the job description is as follows:

“The Passive Security Crash & Sled Take a look at workforce is chargeable for executing, analyzing, and reporting on crash and sled assessments inside required program timelines, primarily specializing in automobile improvement, regulatory certification, and shopper safety crash testing.”

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