Elektrek also crunched some numbers based on data released by Tesla last month and estimated that the Tesla Robotaxis are involved in a crash for every 40,000 miles they drive. For comparison, the publication reported, cars driven by humans crash about once every 500,000 miles, meaning the Robotaxis so far have crashed 12.5 times more frequently than human-driven cars.
All of the Robotaxi crashes so far have occurred with human safety monitors—who have been trained to take control of the car in the event of a software error—present in the vehicles.
This is significant because, as TechCrunch reported on Monday, Tesla is starting to send out its Robotaxi fleet without safety monitors.
Tell me more. Actually, don’t, I don’t want to hear it.
Well, in that case, autopilot isn’t safer than a human driver. It needs to be able to handle idiot drivers better than a human to be better than a human
Imagine how many accidents would be avoided if there were fewer cars with fewer drivers because instead of investing in robotaxis and more roads, money was invested into public transit.