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January 21, 2017 10:00 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/rO0vPeoplnQ/newest-tesla-autopilot-data-shows-a-40-drop-in-crashes
Newest Tesla Autopilot Data Shows A 40% Drop in Crashes
There's a surprise in the data from an investigation into Tesla safety by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.An anonymous reader quotes Bloomberg:[W]hile all Tesla vehicles come with the hardware necessary for Autopilot, you need a software upgrade that costs thousands of dollars to make it work. Since buyers can add Autopilot features after purchase, this provides a perfect before-and-after comparison. It turns out that, according to the data Tesla gave investigators, installing Autopilot prevents crashes -- by an astonishing 40 percent... Now -- thanks to an investigation that initially hurt the company -- there is finally some real data, and it's good news for Tesla... As the software matures to match the new hardware, Musk said on Thursday via a Tweet, Tesla is targeting a 90 percent reduction in car crashes.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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