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I think the claims that "it's" safe is actually the claim that the combination of FSD and human driver is safe. So far that seems to be true, although there is
by martindbp 4y ago
I think the claims that "it's" safe is actually the claim that the combination of FSD and human driver is safe. So far that seems to be true, although there is the concern as the system becomes better and the human complacent, we'll see more accidents due to bored/complacent drivers. Some people (possibly biased of course) report that the combination feels more safe, because the they can use more of their cognitive capacity assessing threats rather than for the act of driving. Many people also report less mental fatigue driving long stretches with both autopilot and FSD, fatigue also being a big contributor for accidents.
I think in the hands of a responsible driver it may actually be more safe. In the hands of an irresponsible driver though, who'd use it to space out or browse on their phone, it's clearly extremely unsafe. So far, the Safety Score filter may have ruled out most of the irresponsible drivers, but I think it'll be a problem soon. Also as the system becomes better, even responsible drivers may stop paying attention.