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Re:Tesla driver dies in first fatal crash while using autopi... by legitster on Thursday June 30, 2016 @07:49PM (#12012806)
> The first paragraph notes that this was Tesla’s first known autopilot death in some 130 million miles driven by its customers. “Among all vehicles in the US, there is a fatality every 94 million miles,” the company then notes.

This statistic is a bit disingenuous, since the 1 fatality every 94 million miles is across all road types, where as Tesla's autopilot is only used for highway driving, mile for mile the safest way to drive.

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Re:Tesla driver dies in first fatal crash while using autopi... by ta834939874 on Thursday June 30, 2016 @09:53PM (#12013360)
Very interesting that you suggest highway driving is the safest part (I assume in the US). In Australia it is country driving that is the most dangerous. An area the Telsa self driving feature would be very suited.

http://www.mac.sa.gov.au/campaigns/country-driving

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