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Tesla Has Highest Rate of Deadly Accidents Among Car Brands, Study Finds (www.rollingstone.com)

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Automotive research firm finds that Tesla has higher frequency of deadly accidents than any other car brand

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[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 78 points 1 month ago (2 children)

But all they did was market their pretty good lane-assist and automated braking as a magic butler that lets you nap in the driver's seat.

How could this happen??

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It really shouldn't be legal to call it "full self driving" unless you can take a nap in the back seat.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It shouldn't be called "full self driving" unless the company is going to cover the collision part of my insurance.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

When insurance companies start writing policies that allow me to pay less for coverage if my car operates entirely autonomously, that's when I'll start taking car automation seriously. Until then, I'll assume all of these car companies and robotaxi services are just blowing smoke up my ass trying to convince me that this is the future of driving. Sure, it might be in somebody's future, but as long as I'm liable for what my car does while it's in motion, I'm going to insist that I remain in control of the vehicle. Lane/braking assist are all wonderful, but it shouldn't be a substitute for human awareness, it should be a supplement.

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

It's actually not. Tesla just won't care until the feds sue them in court for it.

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Two Tesla owners got so mad…

[–] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Two Tesla owners walk into a bar. One stops in the middle on the way to the aeat and the other one drives right into a fire truck