Tesla, Inc.‘S TSLA Model Y has earned an award for its safety features.
What happened: Tesla’s Model Y qualified as a “Top Safety Pick+” in the mid-size luxury SUV category based on evaluation by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, an independent nonprofit scientific and educational organization.
IIHS announced several models as “Top Safety Picks” as well as “Top Safety Picks” in various vehicle categories including economy car, midsize car, midsize luxury car, large luxury car, small SUV, midsize SUV, midsize luxury SUV, minivan and large pickup truck.
“These awards identify the best vehicle safety choices within size classes during a given year,” IIHS said in a statement.
See also: Best Electric Vehicles
That organization said that this year it has tightened requirements for qualifying, calling for better side-impact protection and an improved pedestrian collision prevention system, and eliminating underperforming headlights from the field of qualifying vehicles. The number of qualifying vehicles fell from 101 vehicles in 2022 to 48 models this year.
“The number of winners is smaller this year because we’re challenging automakers to build on the safety gains they’ve already made,” said IIHS President David Harkey.
“These models are really outstanding in terms of both crash safety and crash prevention.”
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The list of winners was largely dominated with only a few by Japanese automakers Ford Motor Co. f and its Lincoln subsidiary’s vehicles worthy of the award. General Motors Corp. GM However, vehicles did not make it.
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