Tesla Says Its Autonomous Systems Are ‘Safer Than A Human’ – But Is It Really So?

As technology advances in the automotive world, autonomous driving becomes a bigger point of interest. After looking at the numbers, we have an idea and it turns out that autonomous driving systems have a really high bar to clear. A quote attributed to Mark Twain comes to mind though, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”advertisement scroll to continueThe point being that looking through simply the lens of statistics can blind us to deeper truths. Undoubtedly, autonomous safety aids like lane-keep assist and automatic emergency braking have prevented countless accidents and very likely saved lives. The real question is how long will it be before a production vehicle has an autonomous driving program that’s unquestionably safer than a human.