In Tesla’s Model S, a crash could still smack the driver’s head against the steering wheel despite the electric car company’s effort to fix the problem, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. On Monday, the Elon Musk-led automaker said it was running into production snags with its luxury Model X and Model S electric cars. This was the main reason the Model S received an “acceptable” rating for the small overlap front test. In all other crash-test categories, the Model S was rated “excellent.” The car’s headlights, however, received a “poor” rating for “inadequate” visibility on curves. This same small overlap front test was conducted in January, and the Model S got the same rating that time, according to the IIHS.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 06, 2017 18:33 UTC