• @machinin
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      110 months ago

      In any case, I think we can dispel the myth that Tesla is one of the safest cars. They have the worst accident rates among all brands and their driving assist features either can’t keep idiots from making bad decisions or, worse, even amplify the dangerous effects that idiots create while driving.

        • @machinin
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          110 months ago

          They give 2 statistics, accidents and incidents. Accidents are crashes, incidents are crashes plus tickets.

          Tesla has most accidents per driver. Ram has the most incidents - the report you mention. Tesla has the second most incidents.

          So, Teslas still top the number is accidents. Agree, we would need a study to figure out if Tesla driving assist suite is either incompetent at driver safety or malignant to driver safety. Perhaps this lawsuit will shed some light on it.

            • @machinin
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              110 months ago

              It’s so good many people trust it to much.

              That’s the malignant part I mentioned. They trust it too much and end up running into a first responder, motorcycle or kid getting off a school bus. The aviation industry and many other industries have extensive knowledge how to avoid this very problem. Most other car companies implement systems to avoid it. Tesla just doesn’t really care that much.

              My thoughts were also about phantom breaking, but I don’t know if it is still an issue.

              By the way, I’m not downvoting you here.