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The article acknowledges what the title does not: "First of all, Autopilot is more commonly used on longer freeway trips than in city driving, and accidents ar
by vannevar 6y ago
The article acknowledges what the title does not:
"First of all, Autopilot is more commonly used on longer freeway trips than in city driving, and accidents are much more common in urban driving than on the freeway, especially per mile. Additionally, in general, Autopilot would be engaged in safer driving situations in which an accident is less likely in the first place.
Lastly, the figure for the US average is based on annual data, and accidents are more common in winter. (Naturally, Tesla’s Q2 data doesn’t cover the winter. Although, its record-breaking result in Q1 does.)"