Source please?
Comment on Tesla loses Autopilot wrongful death case in $329 million verdict
Buffalox@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Today’s verdict is wrong and only works to set back automotive safety and jeopardize Tesla’s and the entire industry’s efforts to develop and implement life-saving technology.
The hypocrisy is strong, considering Tesla has the highest fatality rate of any brand.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 3 weeks ago
Buffalox@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s a very well known fact, but OK here you go:
www.snopes.com/news/2025/…/tesla-fatality-rates/
forbes.com/…/tesla-again-has-the-highest-accident…Draegur@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
The snopes article indicates that the study cited for reporting Tesla cars to have the most fatalities per billion miles driven cannot be validated
In sum, while the claims across social media are correct in saying a study did find Tesla to have the highest fatal accident rate of any car brand, the study itself uses data that is not available to the public. Therefore, although this does not mean the data is incorrect, it does mean that ensuring the study’s accuracy is not possible at this time.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If the data is incorrect, I would expect Tesla to file suit for libel.
Well we have other datapoints too, like the fact that here in Denmark Tesla fail a third of the initial 4 year safety check, without comparison the highest of any brand. That’s not being a beacon of safety, no AI no-matter how good can make a car with faulty brakes or steering safe.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 2 weeks ago
Your own source, snopes, says it’s not factual lol
Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I just linked a site that quoted the study.
If it’s not factual, how come Tesla doesn’t sue the shit out of those who published the study?
namingthingsiseasy@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Not to mention tone-deaf. Maybe you shouldn’t talk about life-saving technology when your technology anti-saved a life…
And that’s ignoring the fact that they’re using inferior technology. Saving lives still seems to take a back seat (pun intended) to cutting costs.