Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that cars operating in Tesla’s Autopilot mode are safer than those piloted solely by human drivers, citing crash rates when the modes of driving are compared. He has pushed the carmaker to develop and deploy features programmed to maneuver the roads, arguing that the technology will usher in a safer, virtually accident-free future. While it’s impossible to say how many crashes may have been averted, the data shows clear flaws in the technology being tested in real time on America’s highways.

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    1 year ago

    They set an impossible standard for a technology

    Maybe that’s the case but it’s not what the article says. Experts say that “the surge in Tesla crashes is troubling” and that “the number of fatalities compared to overall crashes was also a concern”. And they are critical of Tesla as the company is obviously beta-testing a car on the highway without disclosing its data as others have already said.

    I don’t see someone setting impossible security standards, at least that’s how I read the article. Tesla appears to value its profits more than the safety and lives of people.