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it is an apples-to-oranges comparison because AP is only used on highways where traffic incidents are already far less common per mile driven. True, and that k
by NickM 7y ago
it is an apples-to-oranges comparison because AP is only used on highways where traffic incidents are already far less common per mile driven.
True, and that kind of flawed argument bugs me. However, there is also data that showed that accident rates went down significantly on the same cars after Tesla first enabled autopilot via a software update. This is much more compelling to me; if the same people driving the same cars in the same areas became less likely to get into an accident as soon as autopilot became available, then I don't see how you can really argue that the feature is not beneficial to safety.
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoThis sounds interesting. Are you able to remember where you might have read this?
- AndrewBissell 7y agoI assume he's referring to the NHTSA study which was released on the last day of the Obama administration and purported to show a 40% reduction in crash rates. It's still the highest search result on HN for "Tesla Autopilot." That study was later shown to have employed sketchy data and egregiously flawed methodology. A deeper dive showed that the crash rates may have actually gone up with Autopilot. HN discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19127613 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19127613
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoThanks for the link. (No idea why your comment has been down voted, certainly wasn't me).
- AndrewBissell 7y agoHappens on every Tesla thread.