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The numbers are wrong since it compares expensive new cars versus everything else(old cars with no safety features, bikes, buses) if you compare with similar cars you get numbers that are not in Tesla favor. So try not to spread this false numbers, also the Tesla numbers are not open to be examined by third parties.



Yep, as shown by the stats in the latter half of this article: https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-tesla-and-elon-musk-exagge...

Disclosure: I am one of the co-authors


Why is applied physicist in quotes? Elon has a ivy league physics degree, was accepted at Stanford in applied physics, and has clearly applied a knowledge of physics at numerous companies.


Not to mention that

every 320 million miles in vehicles equipped with Autopilot hardware.

does not mean 320 million miles with autopilot controlling the vehicle. Who knows how many of those miles are human driven?




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