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[-] silvercove@lemdro.id 27 points 2 years ago
[-] spamfajitas@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

I wonder how much impact there might have been on code quality when Elon forced lead devs from their projects at Tesla to work on Twitter. I've never seen a situation like that turn out well for either party.

[-] QuantumEyetanglement@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I wonder how this statistically compares to non-Tesla crashes?

Edit: quick Google/math shows average rate of lethal automobile crashes at 12 per 100,000 drivers. Tesla has supposedly sold 4.5million cars. 4.5million divided by 17 deaths from the article = 1 death per 200,000 Tesla drivers.

This isn't exactly apples-to-apples and would love for some to "do the math" more accurately, but it seems like Tesla is much safer than a standard driver.

The other confounding factor is we don't know how many of these drivers were abusing autopilot by cheating the rules (it requires hands on the wheel and full attention on the road)

[-] Heresy_generator@kbin.social 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Your statistical analysis is so bad that it's not even wrong. It's just a pile of disparate data strung together with false assumptions.

So all of those Teslas were sold in America? And all 4.5 million of those Teslas have Autopilot? And they're in Autopilot mode 100% of the time?

[-] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago

You forgot the most important issue: Tesla drivers are not representative of the average driver. They have more money and more education. They live in places with nicer weather. These all contribute to lower crash rates without self driving. I bet high end Mercedes have lower crash rates too, because people don't defer maintenance and then drive them crazily in the snow.

Compare apples to apples and I bet Teslas have average crash rates for luxury cars.

[-] QuantumEyetanglement@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

Fix it for me then daddi

[-] TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

It is not a valid comparison. Many deaths are in bad weather or in bad roads. Tesla self driving will not even turn on in these conditions. I do not believe apples to apples data exists.

[-] silvercove@lemdro.id 5 points 2 years ago

this math is too sloppy to draw any conclusions

[-] sndmn@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

Whatabout what your mom does, down by the docks at night?

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