i'm sure
@OrthoSurg and others who work >>24h can also attest to, I'm thankful for AP / FSD replacing parts of my brain rotted away from on call that long in a row .
The parallels with aircraft operation and autopilots are confirmations of your point. Tired pilots have higher accident rates, for cars and airplanes, probably every type of device, although I have reviewed copious data on the aircraft and road vehicles, not others.
FSD, as it has been, and aircraft autopilots, require constant user supervision. What AFAIK has not been evaluated is whether accident rates would rise were tired people to operate
without those operator assistance tools. My opinion, admittedly not informed by direct evidence, is that tired people without the FSD or Autopilots probably would perform even worse.
Supporting my logic is a close surgeon friend who has transitioned almost entirely to robotic surgery within the last few years. He has remarked that he is much less tired when doing robotic surgery than he was with more invisible traditional techniques.
Perhaps Tesla, and others, might find it valuable to consider the role FSD and other driver aids has when supporting impaired drivers. Obviously, it is relevant too that such aids may encourage more risky choices by those impaired people.
This kind of issue is certainly directly relevant for Tesla when coping with regulators and critics. At best they reduce risk, at worst they may encourage risky behavior. Obviously the simple answer is that accidents are driver error, not FSD.
I raise this is this Forum as an issue for share price precisely because we seem to be on the verge of income recognition with:
THE ACCOUNTANT
@CPAinNYC
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FSD Beta NA Wide Release Estimated Financial Impact In addition to the $922m deferred revenue recognition upside ($0.26 EPS),
$TSLA may now recognize 100% of revenue on all new purchases of FSD in NA (60% previously). This adds $0.04 to Q4 EPS & approximately $0.20 EPS to FY'23
) tripled on me over the past year (1.6%-> 4.7%) as the Fed rate went to the moon and TSLA followed a different trajectory.
