Tell HN: Tesla rear-ended me on autopilot, no one will investigate

Re:Tell HN: Tesla rear-ended me on autopilot, no one will in... by bhelkey on Monday November 01, 2021 @08:33PM (#29075329)

>> If Autopilot poses a significant risk to other road users, then an investigation is warranted.

> Except there's no evidence that it does.

It sounds like you two are talking past one another.

I don't believe op is presenting evidence that it does. Instead, they are saying that there is at least one antidote (TFA) and that someone (presumably a government agency) should investigate it.

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Re:Tell HN: Tesla rear-ended me on autopilot, no one will in... by ajross on Monday November 01, 2021 @08:41PM (#29075394)

First, a very valid reply to there being "at least one anecdote (<-- sp)" is that there is a bunch of actual data on exactly the subject at hand that shows the opposite of the stated hypothesis. You don't throw out or ignore existing data just because one guy on HN got rear-ended!

Second: I think you're being too charitable. I think it's abundantly clear that grandparent believes that there is a "significant risk to other road users", and that this single data point confirms it. And clearly it doesn't.

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