New EU Ranking System For Autonomous Vehicles Penalizes Tesla Autopilot For Being Too Autopilot

In collaboration with Thatcham Research, the Euro NCAP has launched the world’s first Assisted Driving Grading system, a new set of metrics that are specifically designed to evaluate the driver-assist systems of cars available on the market today. For its first batch of vehicles, the firms evaluated 10 cars, from premium SUVs like the Mercedes-Benz GLE to affordable hatchbacks like the Renault Clio to all-electric vehicles like the Tesla Model 3. 

As noted by Thatcham Research Director of Insurance Research Matthew Avery in a video outlining the results of the Assisted Driving Grading system’s first tests, vehicles would be graded on three metrics: the level of vehicle assistance that they provide, the level of driver engagement that they offer, and the effectiveness of their safety backup systems. The results of these tests, especially on the Tesla Model 3’s part, were rather peculiar, to say the least.


 

USNA1999 - 10/1/2020 12:43:41 PM

+2 Boost

The EU are a bunch of haters against anything from the USA since they cannot manage to lead in anything. We are killing them with everything from AAPL, MSFT, TSLA, AMZN, WMT and so on.

Agent009 - 10/1/2020 1:08:14 PM

+2 Boost

In this case is does seem odd. You are being punished for being better than the others.

Less human interaction can be a weakness, but if one is so far ahead of the others that less interaction is needed, it needs to be recognized not penalized

SanJoseDriver - 10/5/2020 4:56:43 AM

+1 Boost

Agreed, should also looks at the exact safety stats for each system to gauge effectiveness.