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Tesla doesn't need autopilot to gather data -- just having the sensors on the vehicles is enough. The current cost seems to be about 3/4 as many casualties as
by wrsh07 10y ago
Tesla doesn't need autopilot to gather data -- just having the sensors on the vehicles is enough.
The current cost seems to be about 3/4 as many casualties as one would expect from the # of miles they've driven.
- ceejayoz 10y ago> The current cost seems to be about 3/4 as many casualties as one would expect from the # of miles they've driven. That statistic is misleading, though. Tesla's comparing autopilot miles to all driven miles in other vehicles, but they're not directly comparable. Autopilot can only be engaged in certain (favorable) conditions - no residential streets, no undivided highways, and you're probably not turning it on during a thunderstorm or in snow/ice.
- wrsh07 10y agoSure, it's maybe a bit deflated. My point stands: the cost based on current empirical evidence is negligible. There certainly hasn't been a statistically significant increase in fatal crashes while on autopilot.