The 2023 Tesla Autopilot crash rate numbers were released last month, leading to serious doubts about company ethics. Notably, Tesla hides crash data where they claim Autopilot was “disengaged”, despite data from all the other “active safety features” still enabled.

“A note on Tesla’s revised safety report crash rates”, by Noah J. Goodall CET Research, the United States of America

As the report author Tweeted:

The revisions don’t make statistical sense, and I suspect Tesla is miscounting crashes to make Autopilot look safer.

…THAT’S A LOT OF CRASHES!

This blog has said for many years already the Tesla numbers smelled like they were cooked.

We know, for example, how local traffic news reports a dangerous rise in Tesla deaths at a rate far, far higher than the brand itself admits or reports to the NHTSA. When Trump was in the White House, the Tesla CEO visited in person and all the Autopilot deaths were held off the record for four years until President Biden was elected. Regulators have suggested Tesla may suppress over 80% of crash reports, based on what police have documented.

This new scientific peer-reviewed report also comes on the heels of an explosive WSJ story (no pun intended), alleging Tesla safety misconduct and fraud.

Inside the WSJ’s Investigation of Tesla’s Autopilot Crash Risks:
Cars using Autopilot sometimes struggle to recognize obstacles or stay on the road

Sometimes? It looks like without fraud that there would be no Tesla.