There has been discussion about the limitations of the system...including a lot about how a Lidar system would have mitigated this. I think this underscores th

There has been discussion about the limitations of the system...including a lot about how a Lidar system would have mitigated this. I think this underscores the fact that driver's must view the Tesla system as a collection of safety features rather than a fully autonomous system. And I think you are correct that there is driver maturity required in order to exercise restraint/use the system responsibly given this and its potential abuse. But a 40% decrease in crashes involving Teslas after the wide deployment of the Autopilot safety features would seem to indicate (to me) still that the overall safety of both Tesla drivers and the public around them is improved by its existence and availability. > If it doesn't radically improve it's going to have many more problems as it gets in the hands of a wider range of drivers beyond affluent people in middle age+. This is a very interesting and astute observation. While I question whether or not the current driver sample/population is materially more or less responsible than those that would have access to the upcoming more affordable Model 3, it is something worth monitoring (by the NTSB). At the end of the day this is an evolving area. While this incident highlights the limits of Tesla's system, it is only one and there is evidence to suggest that overall safety is improved despite its limitations.