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The number was problematic for various reasons: The usual comparison is vs. all cars on the road, but Teslas are comparatively new cars with a lot of recent an
by Xylakant 4y ago
The number was problematic for various reasons:
The usual comparison is vs. all cars on the road, but Teslas are comparatively new cars with a lot of recent and expensive safety features not available in older cars. They’re also likely to be maintained better. On top, they’re also a driven by a different demographic which skews accident statistics.
Teslas autopilot can only be enabled in comparatively safe and simple circumstances, yet the comparison is made against all driver in all situations. When autopilot detects a situation it can’t handle, it turns off and hands over to the human who gets a few seconds warning. Human drivers can’t just punt the issue and then crash.
Tesla FSD may be safer than Human drivers for the limited set of environments where you can use it, but last time I checked, the numbers that Tesla published are useless to demonstrate that.
- valine 4y ago> Teslas autopilot can only be enabled in comparatively safe and simple circumstances This is incorrect. FSD can be enabled everywhere from dirt road to parking lots, even highways and dense urban environments like NYC. There is no geofence on FSD, you can turn it on anywhere the car can see drivable space.
- Xylakant 4y agoDoes it enable in heavy rain or snow, on ice, fog? Does it work in storm conditions with leaves and objects blown over the street? Does it work in confusing traffic situations, invalid signage, …?
- valine 4y agoI didn’t say it works in those scenarios, I said it lets you enable it. It enables in snow and rain yes. The only time it refuses to engage is in extreme weather that obstructs the cameras. It gets confused a lot in heavy traffic but it will attempt anything.