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The headline says “worse than slaughterhouses and sawmills”, not, “abous as dangerous as”.

So no, it doesn’t answer the question. It could be that slaughterhouses and sawmills are really safe—say 3 on a 1-10 scale—while automakers are 6 and Tesla is 8.

No, I don't think your logic is sound.

The article says Tesla has a worse safety record than slaughterhouses and sawmills.

Accordingly, other automakers may still be more dangerous than slaughterhouses and sawmills, while being less dangerous than Tesla.

If A > B and A > C, you still don't know if B > C.