“We are proud of Autopilot’s performance and its impact on reducing traffic collisions,” the company states with a January 2023 Vehicle Safety Report update. The numbers are staggering. In the 3rd quarter, one crash was recorded for every 6.26 million miles driven using Autopilot. Teslas not using Autopilot technology logged one crash for every 1.71 million miles driven.
"For comparison, the NHTSA estimated one automobile crash every 652,000 miles. That equates to Tesla drivers without Autopilot engaged being 2.5 times safer and with Autopilot being used ten times safer than the national average.
Just because there is a recall for a discovered defect, doesn't mean Tesla's are less safe. Human drivers have a lot of defects.
Just because there is a recall for a discovered defect, doesn't mean Tesla's are less safe. Human drivers have a lot of defects.
I'd like to see a test where they send 1000 cars across the country with half human drivers and the others in Autopilot mode. I think folks would be quite surprised at the results.
The Freeper Luddite contingent enjoys every glitch in EV development. Although I think one of the main reasons is the continued subsidization of EVs. And with that I agree. Those should be killed. Subsidies not Freepers.