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Tesla Robotaxis Reportedly Crashing at a Rate That's 4x Higher Than Humans (gizmodo.com)
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Self-driving cars are often marketed as safer than human drivers, but new data suggests that may not always be the case.

Citing data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Electrek reports that Tesla disclosed five new crashes involving its robotaxi fleet in Austin. The new data raises concerns about how safe Tesla’s systems really are compared to the average driver.

The incidents included a collision with a fixed object at 17 miles per hour, a crash with a bus while the Tesla vehicle was stopped, a crash with a truck at four miles per hour, and two cases where Tesla vehicles backed into fixed objects at low speeds.

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[–] Bazoogle@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

a crash with a bus while the Tesla vehicle was stopped

Okay, idk why we would blame this one on the self driving car...

a collision with a heavy truck at 4 mph, and two separate incidents where the Tesla backed into objects, one into a pole or tree at 1 mph and another into a fixed object at 2 mph.

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The difference is a lot of these are never reported when it's done by a human driver. I very highly doubt the rate is 4x higher than humans. I'm not saying the self driving cars are good. I am just saying human drivers are really bad.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

4mph is close to the maximum speed in downtown Austin traffic.

[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

What does that spy bloke with the crooked teeth have to do with it?

Anyway, 4mph is the maximum speed in center Rotterdam traffic.