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Re:Tesla’s Autopilot found partly to blame for 2018 crash on... by NickM on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @09:25PM (#20883066)
it is an apples-to-oranges comparison because AP is only used on highways where traffic incidents are already far less common per mile driven.

True, and that kind of flawed argument bugs me. However, there is also data that showed that accident rates went down significantly on the same cars after Tesla first enabled autopilot via a software update. This is much more compelling to me; if the same people driving the same cars in the same areas became less likely to get into an accident as soon as autopilot became available, then I don't see how you can really argue that the feature is not beneficial to safety.

Re:Tesla’s Autopilot found partly to blame for 2018 crash on... by TheSpiceIsLife on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @10:58PM (#20883500)
This sounds interesting. Are you able to remember where you might have read this?
Re:Tesla’s Autopilot found partly to blame for 2018 crash on... by AndrewBissell on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @11:58PM (#20883731)
I assume he's referring to the NHTSA study which was released on the last day of the Obama administration and purported to show a 40% reduction in crash rates. It's still the highest search result on HN for "Tesla Autopilot."

That study was later shown to have employed sketchy data and egregiously flawed methodology. A deeper dive showed that the crash rates may have actually gone up with Autopilot. HN discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19127613

Re:Tesla’s Autopilot found partly to blame for 2018 crash on... by TheSpiceIsLife on Thursday September 05, 2019 @12:28AM (#20883832)
Thanks for the link. (No idea why your comment has been down voted, certainly wasn't me).
Re:Tesla’s Autopilot found partly to blame for 2018 crash on... by AndrewBissell on Thursday September 05, 2019 @12:36AM (#20883863)
Happens on every Tesla thread.