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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has introduced a new safety rating system for partially autonomous driving systems, but initial tests didn’t go well at Tesla, or just about any company. Electric car Giant’s rival.
Based on this system, the IIHS assigns ratings of “Good,” “Acceptable,” “Marginal,” and “Poor” to systems based on their safety measures, but automated systems that receive an overall rating of “Good” There was no.
The interior of a Tesla Model S photographed in Autopilot mode on April 7, 2016 in San Francisco, California. (Reuters/Alexandria Sage/File Photo/Reuters Photo)
Of the 14 systems evaluated, 11 systems received the “Autopilot” rating, including Tesla’s Autopilot and a fully self-driving version in beta testing, Nissan’s ProPilot Assist 2.0, and Mercedes-Benz’s Active Distance Assist Distronic with Active Steering Assist. It turned out to be bad. , Ford’s BlueCruise and BMW’s Active Driving Assistant.
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According to the findings, the only system that performed worse than Tesla’s was Volvo’s Pilot Assist.
A close-up of the Tesla Motors logo against a bright blue sky on July 23, 2018 in Pleasanton, California. ((Photo courtesy: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) / Getty Images)
| ticker | safety | last | change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLA | Tesla Inc. | 177.77 | +2.43 | +1.39% |
However, the remaining three systems also received less than glowing reviews from the IIHS.
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The top system was Lexus’ Teammate with Advanced Drive, which received an overall rating of “acceptable.” General Motors’ Super Cruise came in second, followed by Nissan’s ProPilot Assist with NaviLink, both of which were rated “marginal” by the IIHS.
| ticker | safety | last | change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM | general motors company | 39.28 | -0.23 | -0.59% |
| F | ford motor corporation | 12.11 | -0.07 | -0.57% |
“While some drivers may find partial automation makes long-distance driving easier, there is little evidence that it makes driving safer,” said IHHS President David Harkey. “As many high-profile crashes have shown, new risks can arise when systems lack adequate safeguards.”
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the Vivatech Technology Startup and Innovation Fair event in Paris on June 16, 2023. ((Photo Credit: JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)/Getty Images)
Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk say Teslas that drive with Autopilot activated are about 10 times safer than the U.S. average and five times safer than Teslas that don’t have the technology enabled. said. Federal regulators are investigating about 1,000 accidents in which Tesla’s Autopilot was used.
IHHS reports that it expects manufacturers to continue improving the safety features of their systems, and that two Tesla systems tested by IHHS had software that predates the company’s latest software update in December. pointed out that it had been used.
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Tesla, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, BMW, Volvo and General Motors did not immediately respond to FOX Business’ requests for comment on the findings.
Reuters contributed to this report.
