MIT study finds Tesla drivers become inattentive when Autopilot is activated
Did MIT study whether the &quot;inattentive&quot; drivers had higher accident rates and fatality rates than other drivers?<p>That should be the question.<p>&quot;MIT study shows folks drive 5MPH faster with seatbelts on&quot; - doesn&#x27;t mean we should get rid of seatbelts if overall damage and accidents &#x2F; injury rates are reduced.<p>Im serious - do the study. Put someone in a 6 hour drive or simulator for an SF to LA drive or something, one in a car with tesla&#x27;s drivers aids one without. Then have something happen (sudden braking &#x2F; someone cutting in front of you etc) on drive in half of the trips.<p>Who crashes? The &quot;inattentive&quot; tesla driver? Or the other driver.<p>Based on my own observation, there are drivers in regular cars texting, looking up directions, playing with their phone maybe for music? I&#x27;ve seen people putting on makeup, sitting at a light for 5 minutes on their phone (when it is green) etc. I&#x27;ve seen people drift out of their lanes crazily. These are folks in normal cars. I&#x27;ve seen folks speeding and swerving in and out of traffic, some without using blinkers etc.