Tesla has released a comprehensive safety report detailing the performance of its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software, following a call from Waymo’s co-CEO for greater transparency in the industry. The report highlights that Tesla drivers using FSD travel significantly more miles before experiencing major or minor collisions compared to national averages. The data suggests that FSD users drive around 5 million miles before a major collision and 1.5 million miles before a minor one, which is much lower than the average for all drivers. This report marks a shift from Tesla’s previous quarterly safety data, which was often criticized for being insufficient. The move comes after Waymo’s co-CEO emphasized the need for transparency in safety data for autonomous vehicles, and Tesla’s new report aims to address these concerns by providing more detailed insights.
Key facts
- Tesla has published a detailed safety report on its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software, following pressure from industry leaders like Waymo’s co-CEO.
- The report claims that FSD users drive around 5 million miles before a major collision and 1.5 million miles before a minor one, which is significantly better than the national average.
- Tesla defines major collisions as crashes involving airbag deployment or other non-reversible restraints, and includes crashes where FSD was active within five seconds of impact.
- The company plans to update the data quarterly and will focus on objective metrics like collision frequency and airbag deployment rates.
- Waymo’s co-CEO has called for greater transparency in safety data, arguing that companies must be open about their fleets to prove they are making roads safer.
