This is often quoted that tesla has a lower accident rate than other vehicles.
Comparatively, how often do those vehicles cause deaths while directly taking control of the vehicle.
Comparatively, how often do those vehicles cause deaths while directly taking control of the vehicle.
In general Teslas have higher accident rates than comparable cars, partly because EVs have higher accidents rates in general, but even among EVs Teslas have the highest. This goes back to data from an insurance company in Norway if I remember correctly. It's very hard to get reliable data though, as Tesla has no incentive to share this kind of data. Obviously you can't draw any conclusion from this to Autopilot-related accidents.
Re Norwegian data: https://www.elbil24.no/nyheter/elbiler-bulker-mest/71498210
https://cleantechnica.com/2018/06/04/electric-car-insurance-...
Critical article re autopilot claims: https://jalopnik.com/feds-tesla-autosteer-safety-investigati...
As a comparison my former car, a Toyota Avensis, was 175 cm wide. My model X is 220 wide or something. That's almost half a meter more. Have yet to crash it though :)
EVs in general have higher crash rate, most likely due to the instant torque.