A good friend of mine just hit a full grown Angus cow on a rural two-lane blacktop near Moab, Utah with his 2017 90D. It was open range country, and a line of black cows were crossing the highway at dusk. He did not see the cow in his lane until very late; he then swerved, but hit a second cow in the other lane head on. The cow impacted the frunk, then the windshield (shattering it), and then the roof. The A-pilars held but are seriously bent. The airbags did not go off, and he and his wife in the passenger seat were totally unharmed. The car was actually drivable afterward, but the police would not allow it given the state of the windshield. The car is being flat-bedded back to the Denver area for assessment by a body shop and insurance. No word yet on whether it is repairable.
There was no warning or braking from AP2.0. I encouraged him to write an email to Tesla Service to report the incident, for their knowledge.
The passive safety features did their job, and saved my friends, but active safety— not so much.
Good it went well, but shouldn't atleast the airbags be released here?
I know it's the (G) shock sensors that decide this, but a big frigging cow? It would have scared the crap of me to hit a big cow... Like a moose, you are probably dead if they get their legs or anything in the cabin during a hit...