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Tesla drivers had highest accident rate, BMW drivers highest DUI rate, study finds (www.cnbc.com)
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Tesla drivers had highest accident rate, BMW drivers highest DUI rate, study finds::Tesla drivers had 24 accidents per 1,000 drivers during the period from mid-November 2022 to mid-November 2023, according to a study by Lending Tree.

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[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It’s 24 out of 1000 for Tesla, close second 23 out of 1000 for Rams, and third 21 for Subaru.

By contrast, drivers of Pontiac, Mercury and Saturn vehicles were all involved in fewer than 10 accidents per 1,000 drivers during the period of the study.

I was wondering what the average was, but more than double the incidents than the lower end isn’t insignificant.

I was about the severity of these incidents. I imagine Ram incidents being much more deadly. Also, I thought Tesla would have technology to avoid accidents so I’m surprised it’s so high up there.

[–] G0ldenSp00n@lemmy.jacaranda.club 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Tesla's a really expensive to repair, so even minor accidents often get claimed with insurance. So if you look at incident rate by insurance claims, you would expect them to be disproportionately reported.

[–] Ilflish@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I wonder if there's a correlation between the accidents and people fucking around with automation, the types of people buying them or the car itself.