According to information shared at the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) in New Orleans, Tesla's Autopilot advanced driver-assist system may prevent about 40 crashes per day. It seems the car may avoid accelerating into objects or people even when the driver pushes the go pedal unintentionally.
The information was shared by Tesla’s Autopilot Software Director Ashok Elluswamy in his keynote speech at the event, He more recently shared a video of the presentation on YouTube, as well as a thread with more details on Twitter.
