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Re:Tesla Autopilot system was on during fatal California cra... by chiefalchemist on Friday May 14, 2021 @11:20PM (#27162025)
The question is: Of Tesla miles driven, Autopilot vs human, similar driving conditions, etc....how do the accident rates compare?

Certainty there are non-AP accidents? There certainly could be less deaths, but for how many miles driven?

I'm not defending Tesla, or AI. This is a simple and basic statistics question.

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Re:Tesla Autopilot system was on during fatal California cra... by URSpider94 on Saturday May 15, 2021 @02:47AM (#27163010)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2020/10/28/new-te...

tl;dr - driving with AP on is very slightly less safe than driving with it on, probably by a statistically insignificant amount. It’s certainly not safer.

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Re:Tesla Autopilot system was on during fatal California cra... by bratcomplex on Saturday May 15, 2021 @12:21AM (#27162340)
account for driving location + demographic and we should have a pretty clear answer
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