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The cabin looks still intact and the outcome would would probably be different, if there was an engine in the front of the car. Still I believe those 5 peoples were very, very lucky. In my opinion this is just PR. You'd probably find examples like this for all car manufacturers.
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This car was speeding but not "very high speed". The car crashed into a field. This is flat. Every other comparable car like Mercedes E class, Audi A6, Volvo S60, … would have provided the same level of safety.
Here the original reporting with images: http://www.tz.de/muenchen/region/schwerer-unfall-icking-18-j...
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In total, a good response from Tesla.
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Long ago I was a passenger in a similar accident with a VW Golf that looked very much like this one after the dance. We walked out, just a little scratched and a lot scared.
The jump distance itself is not impressive, I've seen longer without consecuence.
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That is a pretty impressive feat for a car. Also, the voluntary recalls are an interesting case because to me they did something positive in doing a recall before any injury happened. When the news of the recall broke though, people were complaining about the recalls. Part of the problem is that any announcement by Tesla makes the news round while a similar recall by Toyota or anther company, that would affect many more people, wouldn't get a tenth of the attention.