Re:Third fatal Tesla Autopilot crash renews questions about ...
by Jasper_ on Friday May 17, 2019 @11:40AM
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> - Nearly 1.25 million people die in road crashes each year, on average 3,287 deaths a day
20% of those are from motorcycles where collisions are far more dangerous. Of the remaining cars, a number of them happen in stronger weather conditions (where autopilot does not function yet) or cars that are old and unsafe. The number of fatal accidents for luxury cars with modern safety ratings under good weather conditions is much, much smaller.
This data is all available from the NHTSA at https://cdan.nhtsa.gov/tsftables/tsfar.htm , though it might take a bit of finagling to get the queries you want out of these tables. If there is a better source, please let me know.
20% of those are from motorcycles where collisions are far more dangerous. Of the remaining cars, a number of them happen in stronger weather conditions (where autopilot does not function yet) or cars that are old and unsafe. The number of fatal accidents for luxury cars with modern safety ratings under good weather conditions is much, much smaller.
This data is all available from the NHTSA at https://cdan.nhtsa.gov/tsftables/tsfar.htm , though it might take a bit of finagling to get the queries you want out of these tables. If there is a better source, please let me know.