> If you read the actual report, you will see that NHTSA actually acknowledges that autopilot makes things safer overall

Where does it say that in the report?

> and they agree that crashes are due to misuse of the software

I also do not see this in the report other than acknowledging that is Tesla's stance. In fact, they explicitly reject that as a defense, to quote:

"A driver’s use or misuse of vehicle components, or operation of a vehicle in an unintended manner does not necessarily preclude a system defect. This is particularly the case if the driver behavior in question is foreseeable in light of the system’s design or operation."

> They highlight that on average, when there was a crash, the driver should have been able to recognize the hazard ~8 seconds in advance

That's simply not what the report says. Here's the passage you're referencing:

"Where incident video was available, the approach to the first responder scene would have been visible to the driver an average of 8 seconds leading up to impact."

_Except_ you're leaving out some extremely important context.

1. This sentence is part of the expository section of the report, it's in no way "highlighted".

2. This is referring only to 11 specific collisions in which Teslas struck first responders, not the other 191 collisions they examined.

I've seen some other things you've said in this thread so I feel like I should address those as well.

> this is only autopilot not FSD.

To quote the report:

"Each of these crashes involved a report of a Tesla vehicle operating one of its Autopilot versions (Autopilot or Full-Self Driving, or associated Tesla features such as Traffic-Aware Cruise Control, Autosteer, Navigate on Autopilot, and Auto Lane Change)."

> this will be fixed by an over the airwaves update.

I see nowhere in the report that says this. In fact as far as I can tell from reading it the report says they're upgrading and escalating their investigation because of the seriousness of the concerns.

Here's the report's conclusion in its entirety:

"Accordingly, PE21-020 is upgraded to an Engineering Analysis to extend the existing crash analysis, evaluate additional data sets, perform vehicle evaluations, and to explore the degree to which Autopilot and associated Tesla systems may exacerbate human factors or behavioral safety risks by undermining the effectiveness of the driver’s supervision. In doing so, NHTSA plans to continue its assessment of vehicle control authority, driver engagement technologies, and related human factors considerations."

Actual report here for those curious: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2022/INOA-EA22002-3184.PDF

And for those who don't here's the best summary I can provide.

* The government received 11 reports of Teslas striking first responders with autopilot engaged.

* After an initial investigation of these reports they deemed them serious enough to open a broader investigation into the technology.

* They found 191 cases where vehicles using the technology crashed unexpectedly.

* Of those 85 were dismissed because of external factors or lack of data (leaving 106).

* Of those "approximately half" could be attributed to drivers not paying attention, not having their hands on the wheel, or not responding to vehicle attention prompts.

* Of the 106 "approximately a quarter" could be attributed to operating the system in environments where it's not fully supported, such as rain, snow, or ice.

* That leaves 37 cases where it appears the cars malfunctioned, both not prompting the driver and not taking preventative action like braking until it was too late to avoid the crash or not at all.

* As a result, the NHTSA is escalating their investigation to do an engineering analysis of these systems looking to better understand the defects.