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This is a common misinterpretation. The data only shows that TACC + Autosteer reduced crashes by 40% vs TACC alone. There is no comparison to complete driver co
by frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
This is a common misinterpretation. The data only shows that TACC + Autosteer reduced crashes by 40% vs TACC alone. There is no comparison to complete driver control.
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- toomuchtodo 9y agoTesla’s data shows autopilot (TACC + Autosteer) to be 50% safer than human driver control. While I have yet to see an independent study verifying that, the evidence is compelling. Humans are terrible drivers. Time will tell as they ramp production.
- frgtpsswrdlame 9y agoWhere does Tesla's data show TACC + Autosteer to be 50% safer than human driver control?
- toomuchtodo 9y agohttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/04/25/elon-musk-teslas-autopilot-makes-accidents-50pc-less-likely/amp/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/04/25/elon-musk-t... > "The probability of having an accident is 50 per cent lower if you have Autopilot on," said Musk, speaking at an energy conference in Oslo, Norway. "Even with our first version, it's almost twice as good as a person." > The results are from Tesla's first generation of Autopilot, which owners have already used to drive over 47 million miles since it launched in October 2015.
- frgtpsswrdlame 9y agoOkay, so the problem there is that it isn't an apples to apples comparison. The 'miles driven while using autopilot' basically only contain very nice driving conditions, either slow moving congestion, wide open roads, no miles with snow surely, no lane changing, etc. But the 'miles driven without autopilot' contain all those things, quick lane changes and snow and rain and city driving and parking lot driving, basically all the scenarios where accidents are very likely. It's pure selection bias, it says nothing about the state of Autopilot and Musk likes it that way.