Tesla, through one of its recruiters, confirmed on LinkedIn that the electric vehicle giant is now developing a new Crash Test Lab in Austin, Texas.
“Y’all asked for it. Tesla provided! Tesla is building a Crash Test Lab in Austin, TX! We are hiring Engineering Technicians to support the crash test lab.
If you know vehicle instrumentation, test set up, and test execution, I’d love to connect.”
Tesla recruiter via LinkedIn
Notably, the move is crucial for Tesla’s strategy to improve the safety of its EVs, which has long been one of the company’s outstanding qualities.
What’s the big deal?
Safety is only natural to come first when developing and producing a new vehicle. Over the years, Tesla has pleasantly surprised a lot of people in that regard.
For context, its best-selling Model 3 has received numerous safety awards, including the following:
- 5-star ratings across the board and the lowest injury probability ever tested by NHTSA
- 5-star ratings from Euro NCAP (“new safety technology benchmark”)
- 5-star ratings from the Australiasian NCAP
Since then, almost all Tesla EVs have obtained comparable top-notch safety ratings.
As we all know, Tesla’s progress on EV active safety through its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving Beta has gained much attention, particularly from the media.
Interestingly, Tesla’s passive safety is apparently more remarkable, Elektrek reports.
According to the report, Tesla disclosed the process by which it gathers a staggering amount of data from actual crashes. Then, the automaker uses the gathered data to enhance the safety of its vehicles by taking advantage of the fact that they are highly linked.
- where it was hit
- how hard it was
- how many individuals were in the vehicle
- when the airbag was implemented, and much more
Tesla apparently plans to validate the results with its California crash test facility.
Tesla is hiring an Engineering Technician for the new Crash Test Lab
Now, the Musk-led automaker is constructing a new Crash Test Lab in Austin. As necessary, Tesla has also posted a job advertisement as it looks for suitable talent for the role “Engineering Technician, Passive Safety Crash Test Lab.“
“The Passive Safety Crash & Sled Test team is responsible for executing, analyzing, and reporting on crash and sled tests within required program timelines, primarily focusing on vehicle development, regulatory certification, and consumer protection crash testing. Team consists of Test Engineers and Engineering Technicians, specializing in Vehicle & Mechanical, Instrumentation & ATD (Anthropomorphic Test Devices, or crash test dummies), and Imaging.”
Tesla
See Also:
- Tesla displays the “world’s first” real-world crash test system
- Tesla Model Y receives Safety Award from What Car?
- Tesla Model S/Y receive Euro NCAP’s “Best in Class” award
- Tesla Model S shines in Euro NCAP Safety Tests
- Tesla, NIO, and Renault excel in the latest Green NCAP tests
As of now, Tesla has not yet disclosed any further details about the new facility, such as whether it will supplement or replace the Fremont facility.
