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Re:Tell HN: Tesla rear-ended me on autopilot, no one will in... by HWR_14 on Monday November 01, 2021 @05:42PM (#29073537)
> o they must wait until lots of people get killed by autopilot / FSD in order for your incident (and many others) to be investigated?

The entire NTSB (which covers trains, planes and automobiles) has 400 employees. They only get pulled into fatal accidents because they only have that much manpower.

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Re:Tell HN: Tesla rear-ended me on autopilot, no one will in... by raylad on Monday November 01, 2021 @06:07PM (#29073852)
That low level of funding for such a critical function seems a clear threat to public safety.
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Re:Tell HN: Tesla rear-ended me on autopilot, no one will in... by sokoloff on Monday November 01, 2021 @06:32PM (#29074126)
The NHTSA has primary responsibility for highway safety at around $1B/yr in spend and 650-ish people.
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