Tesla accounts for the vast majority of accident reports with 273, followed by Honda with 90 reports.
This is the first major accounting of crashes related to autonomous vehicle technology by a regulatory agency in the United States.
The data obtained is based on the data providedautomakers provide data on accidents that occurred on public roads. Automakers are required to submit incident reports whenever Level 2 ADAS is used within 30 seconds of a crash.
116 of the registered wrecked carscollided with another vehicle, while at least four crashes involved a "vulnerable road user" such as a pedestrian or cyclist. Overall, vehicles with ADAS have collided with at least one cyclist, three pedestrians, 20 poles or trees, and 10 animals in the past 11 months.
Most of the reported accidents occurred inCalifornia. The country's most populous state accounted for 125 reported incidents. Florida came in second with 33 incidents, followed by Texas and New York with 33 and 30, respectively.
The findings were received three months afteras the NHTSA officially announced that it will no longer require self-driving vehicles to be equipped with steering wheels, brake pedals, driver seats, or other manual steering controls to meet crash safety standards.
It is worth noting that Tesla is the first in terms of the number ofaccidents with ADAS does not necessarily mean that the company's technology is less secure than its competitors. First, the Tesla Autopilot feature is one of the most widely used ADAS technologies, so it naturally accounts for a large proportion of accidents. Second, the NHTSA says some automakers with telematics capabilities (like Tesla) are better equipped than others to share crash data. In some cases, the same report may be submitted more than once.
However, the results do not bode well.for Tesla, which has made it clear that autonomous driving technology is integral to the company's long-term vision. CEO Elon Musk confirmed that belief this week during an interview with Kilowatts posted on YouTube.
“Overwhelming attention is paid to solving the problemautonomous driving is very important,” Musk said. "It's really the difference between a Tesla that costs a lot of money and one that costs practically nothing."
Tesla was valued at more than $1 trillion earlier this year, a historic record for a car company.
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