The number of such crashes has surged over the past four years, the data shows, reflecting the hazards associated with increasingly widespread use of Tesla’s futuristic driver-assistance technology as well as the growing presence of the cars on the nation’s roadways.
The number of deaths and serious injuries associated with Autopilot also has grown significantly, the data shows. When authorities first released a partial accounting of accidents involving Autopilot in June 2022, they counted only three deaths definitively linked to the technology. The most recent data includes at least 17 fatal incidents, 11 of them since last May, and five serious injuries.
Well yeah, if the technology becomes more widespread, there will be more crashes. I don't see how this indicates that Tesla autopilot specifically is more dangerous than the average 5 tons of steel piloted by drunk drivers texting at 80 miles per hour.
After the engineer leaked footage of Tesla outside the core training region there were plenty of problems. The rate of accidents and dangerous situations outside that core training region were quite high. This includes pretty much every city center on Earth, public transportation, greenery near roads, bikes, kids, and places of road work, as well as different kind of bollards in use around the world.
Well yeah, if the technology becomes more widespread, there will be more crashes. I don't see how this indicates that Tesla autopilot specifically is more dangerous than the average 5 tons of steel piloted by drunk drivers texting at 80 miles per hour.
It's not replacing regular driving, it's massacring people while they test it out briefly.
After the engineer leaked footage of Tesla outside the core training region there were plenty of problems. The rate of accidents and dangerous situations outside that core training region were quite high. This includes pretty much every city center on Earth, public transportation, greenery near roads, bikes, kids, and places of road work, as well as different kind of bollards in use around the world.