Analysis & Deep Dives
Data journalism and investigative analysis of autonomous vehicle safety. Every article uses real numbers from the NHTSA incident database.
AV vs Human Driver: The Real Comparison
The definitive data comparison between autonomous vehicles and human drivers using Waymo, Tesla, and NHTSA FARS data — crash rates, injury rates, and critical caveats.
Waymo vs Tesla vs Cruise: The AV Safety Scoreboard
Head-to-head comparison of the top 3 AV companies on every metric — incidents, fatalities, injury rates, ADS share, and computed safety grades.
Waymo vs. Tesla: A Safety Comparison by the Numbers
1,729 incidents vs 3,092. 2 fatalities vs 56. The data paints a stark picture of two very different approaches to automated driving.
Tesla Model Y vs Model 3: Which Is Safer?
Nearly identical incident counts — 1,295 vs 1,289 — but the Model 3 has 61% more fatalities. We dig into crash types, severity, and what separates these two.
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