Navigant’s nonsense about Tesla autonomous driving

It is that time of year again. We see all the self-appointed experts extol their superior vision on the subjects that are most clickbait worthy. For a few years now, Navigant Research has produced its “Leaderboard” about the race to full autonomous driving. It is highly respected in the media, not so much among those that know a tiny bit about the subject.

The problem with writing about research projects that happen behind closed doors is, you guessed it, the writers have no hard data to base their writings upon. That goes as much for this article as for many other articles. (All reasons to be very careful about what you write.) But when you collect $4,000 to $6,000 from every customer you sell your report to, it is tempting to try to find a way around this problem.

https://cleantechnica.com/2020/03/16/navigants-nonsense-about-tesla-autonomous-driving/