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Bluetus

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36. I stand corrected

Sun Nov 17, 2024, 01:20 PM

Nov 2024

"12 miles between potentially catastrophic interventions sounds like an exaggeration or an unsupportable claim from the Interweb."

The number is 13 (not 12) and that is reported by Elektrek, which is a reliable source and has long been extremely pro-Tesla.
https://electrek.co/2024/09/26/tesla-full-self-driving-third-party-testing-13-miles-between-interventions/

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