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Normalizing the data to make a direct comparison is a hard problem. Do you know of any research done to try to do that?

• ceejayoz 3y ago
  It's a lot easier to tease out the impact of individual safety features. For example, there's quite a bit of evidence that lane departure warnings/assistance helps: https://www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/lane-departure-warning-systems-prevent-crashes-research-shows/ https://www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/lane-departure-wa... Less indication backup cameras do anything: https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-back-up-cameras-20160617-snap-story.html https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-back-up-cameras-20... Tesla's non-autopilot numbers likely reflect the fact that they're exclusively newer vehicles with safety features that aren't yet widely standard. You'd probably see similarly nice numbers for other $50k+ luxury vehicles with similar bells-and-whistles.
  • judge2020 3y ago
    > Tesla's non-autopilot numbers likely reflect the fact that they're exclusively newer vehicles with safety features that aren't yet widely standard. You'd probably see similarly nice numbers for other $50k+ luxury vehicles with similar bells-and-whistles. This is probably not possible since those automakers don't do constant data collection in the same way Tesla does. Tesla's telemetry logs actual data for the distance their cars are driving and whether AP is enabled. All we have for other brands is NHTSA's approximations.