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> then it would be somewhat prudent to compare against say all the accidents made by tesla drivers not using any versions of FSD/autopiloting. One issue with t
by danso 1y ago
> then it would be somewhat prudent to compare against say all the accidents made by tesla drivers not using any versions of FSD/autopiloting.
One issue with this is that FSD/Autopilot is designed to disable itself in non-optimal road conditions. I know Musk claims FSD/AP is the only system to not have "restrictions", but you can check any of the Tesla & self-driving subreddits and find people complaining how they weren't allowed to use the driving systems in rain or extreme sunshine, and even some night time conditions. So now you're comparing the accident rate of FSD/AP under safe conditions, against vehicles that are driving through dangerous conditions that FSD/AP aren't allowed to.
But accident rate is just one thing to be concerned about. If you picked 100 licensed human drivers and had them drive through the accident scene described in the article, I would happily bet $1000 that every driver, or at least, 99/100, would handle it without crashing.
If 100 Tesla vehicles using the same version of FSD and camera hardware were driving through the scene described in the article, what would the accident rate be? The concern is that it seems like the deadly Tesla was acting as expected. Even worse, this sounds like a baseline scenario for any driving-assisted vehicle to handle: if the cameras are receiving an extreme amount of light/glare, why is FSD/AP not designed to drive cautiously (and then disable itself)?