Redacted: Tesla Asked for Redactions on Every Self-Driving Crash Reported to the NHTSA Since 2021 - FuelArc News
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The NHTSA’s Standing General Order: Tracking Self-Driving Crashes Since 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has required the manufacturers of self-driving systems to report crashes involving their technologies. This policy is part of the Standing General Order on Crash Reporting, designed to track real-world safety data and hold companies accountable for their self-driving […]

Since 2021, the NHTSA has required the manufacturers of self-driving systems to report crashes involving their technologies. This policy is part of the Standing General Order on Crash Reporting, designed to track real-world safety data and hold companies accountable for their self-driving systems.

This reporting offers helpful insight into how self-driving technology behaves in real-world conditions. However, as I began to review the NHTSA self-driving crash data for myself, I noticed something strange:

Tesla has requested a redaction on every crash report involving their self-driving technology.

Here’s what we found when we dug into the data to see what was behind the redactions.

  • KayLeadfoot@fedia.ioOP
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    2 days ago

    They seem to have a hard time avoiding stationary objects, like poles and trees.

    I wonder how well they’ll do in highly dynamic environments, like pedestrian crosswalks with bike lanes?