Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving has been linked to hundreds of crashes and dozens of deaths, according to a federal investigation published today.

“In total, NHTSA investigated 956 crashes, starting in January 2018 and extending all the way until August 2023,” reports @theverge. “Of those crashes, some of which involved other vehicles striking the Tesla vehicle, 29 people died. There were also 211 crashes in which ‘the frontal plane of the Tesla struck a vehicle or obstacle in its path.’ These crashes, which were often the most severe, resulted in 14 deaths and 49 injuries.”

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Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving linked to hundreds of crashes, dozens of deaths

NHTSA published its findings into crashes linked to Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD. The agency found that driver inattention and inadequate technology contributed to most of the incidents.

^{Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)}

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Conceptually, it is very elegant. Not sure about RC servo reliability when used continuously, but for <0.5AMU one could replace all three servos every few years.

Watch installation and flight demonstration video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UJoCmkDJFk

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