Comment on New Footage Shows Tesla On Autopilot Crashing Into Police Car After Alerting Driver 150 Times

masterairmagic@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  In the 2nd quarter, we recorded one crash for every 4.41 million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot technology (Autosteer and active safety features). For drivers who were not using Autopilot technology (no Autosteer and active safety features), we recorded one crash for every 1.2 million miles driven. By comparison, NHTSA’s most recent data shows that in the United States there is an automobile crash every 484,000 miles.

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  • tiny_electron@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    There is a bias here in the numbers. Teslas are expensive and not everyone is buying them. The lower accident rate can be explained by the different demographic driving the vehicle rather than Teslas being better. For exemple, younger people might be more likely to cause accident because of different factors and they are also less likely to buy a Tesla because they are so expensive. I dont have the numbers for this, but we should all be careful with the claims of Tesla on safety when they compared themself to the global average.

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    • Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Sure. There are always multiple factors in play. However I’d still be willing to bet that there’s nothing in Teslas that makes them inherently unsafe compared to other cars.

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      • royal_starfish@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        cough cough one pedal driving cough cough

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    • masterairmagic@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The biggest bias is that the data comes from Tesla. Do you think they are going to release something that makes them look bad?

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  • masterairmagic@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    So Tesla says. There is no independent verification of this data. It could all be bullshit.

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    • Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Perhaps. I’m sure you’ll provide me with the independent data you’re basing that “Teslas are not safe” claim on

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      • masterairmagic@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        So you take Tesla’s word and believe it, but ask for proof for the contrary?

        You’re just a hypocrite.

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  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    almost 4 times less likely to be involved in a crash than a human driven

    Not relevant at all here, when we are discussing occurences that seem so easily and obviously avoidable.

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    • Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I drive a 15 year old diesel truck.

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      • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        We’re talking about overall

        No.

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    • masterairmagic@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Tesla fails at basic safety in the most obvious and simple accidents.

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