Modern vehicles are increasingly equipped with sophisticated safety features to protect drivers and passengers. These systems ...

Crumple zones are areas of a vehicle that are designed to crush in a controlled way in a collision. They increase the time taken for the vehicle to slow down in an impact (like an airbag).

The absence of an engine provides ample space for a crumple zone in frontal impacts. This can be seen in Model Y's frontal-impact test when the vehicle is slammed headfirst into a barrier at 35 ...

Vehicle safety has come a long way, and a car with five stars a decade ago may not pass muster today. Surviving a crash requires things like airbags and crumple zones, but avoiding an accident has ...