Watch Tesla "instant speed" avoid a potential rear-end collision  

TechCrunch has some video of a Tesla narrowly avoiding a collision thanks to its rapid acceleration (not done by the auto-pilot but you'd imagine this would give the AI and/or development team some ideas) - Watch Tesla Model S P85D’s instant speed avoid a potential rear-end collision.

Tesla owner Jason Hughes captured a narrow miss in his car using a rear-mounted dash cam, showing the moment a Prius coming up from behind clearly didn’t notice that he’d stopped to turn left into a parking lot.

The distracted Prius driver realizes late that he’s going to plow into the Tesla, and makes a turn toward the curb to avoid it. But by the time he’s reacted, the P85D is actually already clear of the danger zone, something Hughes attributes to his car’s instant acceleration, which comes from its electric motors’ ability to provide torque instantly, unlike in a fossil fuel-burning vehicle.