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> Tesla's implementation didn't have these safety features that other manufacturers had in their assisted cruise control systems and people died. ONE person di
by nardi 10y ago
> Tesla's implementation didn't have these safety features that other manufacturers had in their assisted cruise control systems and people died.
ONE person died. Over many million miles of Autopilot driving. Last I heard it was much safer to drive with Autopilot than without. Yep, per Musk:
> “Indeed, if anyone bothered to do the math (obviously, you did not) they would realize that of the over 1M auto deaths per year worldwide, approximately half a million people would have been saved if the Tesla autopilot was universally available. Please, take 5 mins and do the bloody math before you write an article that misleads the public.”
- darpa_escapee 10y ago> Over many million miles of Autopilot driving. Last I heard it was much safer to drive with Autopilot than without. There are luxury car models with a similar amount of purchases and miles driven that have had 0 casualties.