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Controlling for city/highway miles would be a great start. Then it would also be helpful for Tesla to compare itself against vehicles of a similar fleet age, pr
by AndrewBissell 7y ago
Controlling for city/highway miles would be a great start. Then it would also be helpful for Tesla to compare itself against vehicles of a similar fleet age, price range (demographics make a big difference in the likelihood of a crash), and with similar modern safety features such as AEB.
Of course, they are famously cagey with all of this data, always preferring instead to point to the "Autopilot miles vs. all miles driven" number.
> “It’s obviously a misrepresentation,” said Hemant Bhargava, a UC Davis professor who specializes in technology management. “You’re only in autonomous mode in the best scenarios, so the number of crashes will be lower.”
Source: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/studies-dont-support-elon-musks-autopilot-safety-claims https://www.theinformation.com/articles/studies-dont-support...?