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The numbers are a bit meaningless without context. How many Teslas total on the road? How many accidents total? For me the interesting question is: does Autopi
by btbuildem 4y ago
The numbers are a bit meaningless without context. How many Teslas total on the road? How many accidents total?
For me the interesting question is: does Autopilot crash more often than human drivers?
- gamblor956 4y agoShort answer, yes. Based on the data so far released by the NHTSA, comparing similar cohorts (drivers of luxury cars with advanced driving systems), Tesla's using Autopilot crash at least 3x more frequently than cars from other automakers using their respective advanced driving systems. (3x compared to Honda, 50+x compared to Toyota, GM, or Ford L2 systems) Or to put it more directly: Nissan has sold over 560k cars in the U.S. with an L2 system, and has no reportable accidents. Tesla has sold approximately 1.3 million cars in the U.S. with Autopilot, and has 273 accidents. GM has been selling SuperCruise since last year (approx 100k vehicles), and has 0 L2-level accidents. (And testing by Consumer Reports, et al, report fewer issues with SuperCruise than with Autopilot in similar situations.) TLDR: there is no way to massage the data to make Tesla look even remotely safe compared to its competitors.