Thank God. I for one did not opt into this beta test every time I get on the road.
And yet my life is/may be in danger because of it.
No other car manufacturer has ever done anything like this as far as I know.
Edit: I see they do have base rate w/o autopilot listed and it does significantly differ from national average.
No, I genuinely don’t like this situation. I’m not trying to troll. I’m just saying my opinion.
Even “normal” cars like the Civic or CRV.
Lots of manufacturers have ACC and collision mitigation. You’re right, Tesla didn’t invent it.
But I don’t hear constant complaints about other cars. I don’t hear people saying you “just get used to it” trying to stop on an empty highway. I don’t see other NHTSA investigations.
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/nhtsa-to-investigate-17...
??? While neither is perfect, your life is more in danger from a regular driver, that statistically can be drunk, distracted, going too fast for skill level, e.t.c, versus that exact person in a Tesla using FSD.
Its actually amazing
I don’t agree. People keep SAYING it. Tesla CLAIMS it. The only real evidence I’ve ever heard came from some insurance company that said that Teslas have less accidents. But I don’t know if that was controlled for the demographics of the drivers.
I also don’t know if that was compared to other cars with active safety systems.
What if Teslas have 15% fewer accidents than the average car but Hondas have 16% fewer. I don’t know.
Basically I’m highly skeptical of the claim. I don’t think it’s truly been rigorously studied. Without that I’m not willing to go along with the “you shouldn’t mind that someone is beta testing software on a 4000 pound car that may be driving next to you“ line of thinking.
There is no question that public roads would be way safer if everyone drove a Tesla with the systems in place, especially given the fact that most people are going to be responsible with the system.
However you take that info and make a leap of logic that doesn’t work for me.
> There is no question that public roads would be way safer if everyone drove a Tesla with the systems in place…
You can’t support that. In fact it directly contradicts the fact NHTSA is investigating. Because the Tesla system may not work correctly. A car that brakes randomly with fancy safety features is worse than a car without those features that never slams on its brakes falsely (IMO).
> …especially given the fact that most people are going to be responsible with the system.
You can’t know that.
We know people are irresponsible with eating in cars. And doing makeup. And shaving. And drinking. And cellphones are a disaster. And people playing with the radio or maps.
Even if the Tesla system was nothing but an improvement when used properly (we’ll see what NHTSA says), you don't know the average person will use it safely. I would argue there is a lot of anecdotal evidence that’s not true.
This is not an Android vs iOS or Vi vs EMACS discussion. There are literally lives at stake. I think it’s very fair we move conservatively based on documented evidence.
That only makes it even worse.
Do other driving assistance systems claim to drive into parked emergency vehicles?