U.S. safety agency (NHTSA) says 'did not assess' Tesla Autopilot effectiveness

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Post by Vik1ng » Wed, May 02, 2018, 11:34 PM UTC

U.S. safety agency (NHTSA) says 'did not assess' Tesla Autopilot effectiveness
reuters.com

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Post by danso » Thu, May 03, 2018, 12:38 AM UTC

Seems like a straightforward admission, I wonder what the decision process (if any) was for publishing it on the same day of Tesla's earnings call?

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Post by zzzzzzzza » Thu, May 03, 2018, 4:47 AM UTC

danso wrote: post #2

Seems like a straightforward admission, I wonder what the decision process (if any) was for publishing it on the same day of Tesla's earnings call?

'The agency said on Wednesday its crash rate comparison “did not evaluate whether Autosteer was engaged” and “did not assess the effectiveness of this technology.”' Wednesday was yesterday

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Post by danso » Thu, May 03, 2018, 6:20 AM UTC

zzzzzzzza wrote: post #3

danso wrote: post #2

Seems like a straightforward admission, I wonder what the decision process (if any) was for publishing it on the same day of Tesla's earnings call?

'The agency said on Wednesday its crash rate comparison “did not evaluate whether Autosteer was engaged” and “did not assess the effectiveness of this technology.”' Wednesday was yesterday

The Tesla earnings call was also Wednesday (yesterday).