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sottolyesterday at 6:12 PM0 repliesview on HN

Hard to find reliable data, but could only find (shared) data for 2022 for large SUVs - whatabout doesn't quite cut it imo, feel free to look into midsize SUVs but imo the really large ones are more problematic:

Ford Expedetion: 81,988 in 2021, 71,648 in 2022

Mercedes GLS: 24,482 in 2021, 12,395 in 2022

Chevy Tahoe: 106,030 2021, 109,032 2022

Chevy Suburban: 48,214 2021, 52,459 2022

Dodge Durango: 65,935 2021, 58,627 2022

GMC Yukon: 84,242 2021, 80,731 2022

Nissan Armada: 22,814 2021, 17,551 2022

Toyota Sequoia: 8,070 2021, 7,066 2022 (but about 25,000 after refresh in 2023)

* Ford F-150 [2] *: 726,004 2021, 683,633 in 2022.

The Large SUVs are all linked here: https://carfigures.com/us-market-segment/large-suvs

I'm sure the mix is different and skews a lot more Japanese for mid-size (which are probably also dangerous), but these large SUVs and trucks with huge hoods and no rear visibility are getting quite problematic [1]. The front blind zones are pretty ridiculous, to the point that people advocate for front cameras: https://youtu.be/NDH3FDfVQl0?si=o0uvSEmKZrn2gHSN&t=205 (with timestamp).

[1] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/americas-cars-trucks-ar... [2] https://carfigures.com/us-market-brand/ford/f-series