The miraculous survival of a California doctor and his family after he drove them in a Tesla SUV off a 250-foot cliff is likely due to a combination of sheer luck and a solidly-built cliff, experts…
The miraculous survival of a California doctor and his family after he drove them in a Tesla SUV off a 250-foot cliff is likely due to a combination of sheer luck and a solidly-built cliff, experts said.
It was “kind of a miracle considering the impact severity,” mechanical engineering professor Jingwen Yu said of the family’s survival.Dr. harmesh Patel “probably underestimated how safe a vehicle could be,” Yu said.Yu pointed out that despite the violent impact, the vehicle’s integrity remained surprisingly intact — a feat that may be explained by the vehicle’s strong roof.
If the Tesla had rolled over as described, the roof would have caved in and all of the occupants would have been killed, Granda said. “In my 35 years of working on vehicle safety, I’ve never had an automaker say, ‘Look at this crash test we’re doing for extra credit,’” Zuby said.
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