On: Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach police cruiser

[beamatronic]

I feel like I-5 between SF and LA is probably one of the safer places to use it. Any place else, maybe not so much.

[tptacek → wooter]

No, that's not at all clear, and is in fact unlikely; rather: some of the capabilities in the basket of features Tesla calls "autopilot" are associated with lower crash rates, and it's not at all clear which; there are steep reductions in accidents, possibly exceeding Tesla's numbers, from cars with automatic emergency braking. Just because AEBs are useful safety features does not mean that auto-steering is necessarily on net a safe feature.

[rohit2412 → tptacek]

Thank you for saying this. I'm just astounded people don't question things logically

[intortus → wooter]

No, the NHTSA found no such thing. They did, however, determine that Tesla was not participating in their investigations in good faith.

[simion314 → wooter]

This is false, stop this Tesla propaganda with false facts.

[dang → simion314]

Maybe so, but please don't post unsubstantive comments to Hacker News.

[simion314 → dang]

The person posted same false fact/conclusion that there is data to prove autopilot is 40% safer all over HN, it looked to me as a misinformation campaign,

You are right though, it may look as a PR campaign but I can be sure, it could be just a misinformed fanboy