Tesla drivers had 23.54 accidents per 1,000 drivers, a study found. Tesla recently recalled 2 million vehicles over problems with its autonomous driving functionality.
  • phoneymouse@lemmy.world
    231·
    7 months ago

    I see so many Tesla’s with dings and dents. Also, that instant torque and rapid acceleration can make drivers take some risks.

    • xwolpertinger@lemmy.world
      10·
      7 months ago

      Dings and dents are just calibration marks if you lack ultrasonic distance sensors, sadly.

      While the vision replacement has been getting slightly better I’ll never forget the time where it told me that I’m lodged inside of a wall.

  • Iampossiblyatwork@lemmy.world
    105·
    7 months ago

    It found that Tesla drivers are involved in more accidents than drivers of any other brand. Tesla drivers had 23.54 accidents per 1,000 drivers. Ram (22.76) and Subaru (20.90) were the only other brands with more than 20 accidents per 1,000 drivers for every brand.

    This was not a causal study; the study did not analyze the reason for an incident. But it comes amid news that Tesla recently recalled more than 2 million Tesla vehicles over a safety issue related to its Autopilot software —

    So we aren’t blaming auto pilot but we are writing this article after the recall to help you connect the dots on your own.

    I love hating musk as much as the next guy, but someone has something to gain from this article.