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More or less Tesla's autopilot is not as safe as Tesla would have you believe.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

They mention the crashrate being lower than a human, what is the actual crashrate?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're running a beta test to the general public - only the thing they're testing is a 2 ton ball of metal and explosive material regularly traveling at 45 mph (70 kmh). They even have the gall to charge for the ability to beta test it. I really hope this gets regulated at some point, otherwise this is just the beginning

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe a controversial opinion, but I'm glad they are charging for it. I wish there were a better way to vet who gets to be beta testers, but at least by charging money, they are ensuring only people who care about the technology get to use it.

Maybe I'm jaded, but it seems like drivers, in general, have gotten worse post-pandemic, and I wouldn't trust 90% of them with autonomous driving features in the state it's in.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Still almost exactly half the crash rate of human-only drivers. Therefore, we should ban human-only driving.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You're missing the point -- with a human driver there is accountability. If I, as a human, cause an accident, I have either criminal or civil liability. The question of "who is at fault" get murky. And then you have the fact that Tesla is not obligated to report the crashes. And then the failures of automated driving is very different than human errors.

I don't think anyone is suggesting that we ban autonomous driving. But it needs better oversight and accountability.