Tesla: Autopilot makes driving safety 8.9 times the U.S. average

IT House January 17 news, January 16, Tesla released the "fourth quarter of 2021 vehicle safety report" .

IT Home understands that the report shows that in the fourth quarter of 2021, in the average 431 miles (about 6.94 million kilometers) of driving miles, there will be 1 traffic accident in the driving process with the participation of Autopilot automatic driver assistance, a safety increase of 25% year-on-year; in the driving process without Autopilot automatic assisted driving participation, but with active safety functions, there will be 2.71 traffic accidents, a safety increase of 20% year-on-year.

Meanwhile, the latest data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows that the average U.S. traffic accident occurs in every 431 miles (about 6.94 million kilometers) of traffic accidents. Tesla Autopilot Autopilot auto-assisted driving makes driving safety 8.9 times the U.S. average.

Tesla said that in order to provide the public with important safety information about Tesla vehicles, quarterly safety data was released from October 2018 and data on vehicle fire accidents was voluntarily released from July 2019. Accident rates for all vehicles on the road can vary from quarter to quarter and are subject to seasonal factors such as reduced daylight hours and adverse weather conditions.