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Comment by tomcam | Hacker News Reader

Model S P100D has four doors, seats up to 5 adults plus 2 children

Could not verify this. Looks like it seats 5, 2 in the front and 3 in the back. What am I missing?

It has the option to add two seats in the "trunk" space. Like so: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/6f/bc/08/6fbc08280...

Fun! Thank you.

That looks like a big liability.

Imagine dad hammers it with the kids belted in a little loose. Their heads look like they could smash the rear window.

There are a ton of ways to badly injure your kids by being irresponsible in any car. This doesn't really add anything new there, and the fact that they're rear-facing and permanently installed in the car should make them a fair bit safer than typical add-on child seats.

2.5 seconds 0-60 with the kids in the trunk doesn't add anything new?

Tesla already has liability with the push of "auto-pilot" as a marketing term. Boats have auto-pilot. Tesla's do not.

Any car that's safe for the road can already maneuver hard enough to injure unsecured passengers in at least three directions. The rear seats and high acceleration add one more direction, but also largely subtract the opposing direction, so it's a wash. You have to accommodate your passengers with how you drive in any car.

Shouldn't it be safer to be seated backwards in most situations? I doubt that children will be injured by accelerating, but in most crashes backward seating should be of advantage

There is a third row in the back. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2013/05/tesla-model-...

2 child seats can fit in the trunk

Optional 2 extra rear-facing seats in the trunk, for kids

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