On April 27th, according to the latest data released by the US authoritative magazine Consumer Report, the Tesla Model S electric car has lost its safest position in the category of “ultra-luxury car” because it is not equipped with emergency braking function. The title of the car.
Previously, Tesla had promised users that the "emergency braking" function is the most basic configuration of the Model S. However, according to reports, the Tesla Model S is not equipped with this feature.
In this case, the report evaluation shows that the safety of the Model S has now fallen to third place. The top two are the Lexus LS and the BMW 7 Series.
Tesla issued a statement saying that since Tuesday, it has begun to provide automatic emergency braking through software updates.
Last week, Tesla also announced the recall of 53,000 Model S and Model X electric vehicles to repair a parking brake problem. In addition, Tesla also made some configuration and price adjustments for Model S and Model X on Tuesday. Both models have canceled the 60 series, and the price has dropped by 0.98-9.5%. After adjustment, the price of Tesla MODEL S is 723,500 yuan -1,399,800 yuan; the price of Tesla MODEL X is 87.39 million yuan - 1.5027 million yuan.
According to reports, the Model S produced before October 2016, Tesla has been equipped with automatic emergency braking. Tesla said that the Model S that was later produced was not equipped with this feature because of software issues that caused delays.
In the next four years, many automakers have indicated that they will be equipped with standard automatic emergency braking functions for their best-selling models. The Consumer Report also stated that once Tesla equipped all Model S with automatic emergency braking, The reliability will be re-evaluated.
