Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system has been making waves in terms of safety, with new data from Bloomberg Intelligence showing that it is 26 times safer than the average U.S. driver. According to the data, Tesla’s supervised Autopilot system has a crash rate of just 0.15 accidents per million miles, compared to the U.S. average of 3.90. This gives Tesla a significant safety edge over its competitors, with Waymo trailing at 1.16.
The key to Tesla’s impressive safety record lies in its camera-only FSD system, which has been trained on billions of real-world miles. A study from the Journal of Safety Research in 2024 found that supervised Level 2 systems like Tesla’s can reduce crash rates by up to 40% compared to human drivers. This data underscores the potential of Tesla’s FSD system to revolutionize road safety.
However, it’s important to note that Tesla’s crash rates were sourced directly from the automaker, which only counts crashes where Autopilot was deactivated within 5 seconds of impact. This may explain some of the discrepancy between Tesla’s data and that of its competitors like Waymo, which includes injuries and police reports in their crash rate calculations.
Despite these caveats, the data on Tesla’s FSD system is promising and could pave the way for the eventual release of unsupervised FSD. Tesla recently resumed its FSD rollout in China with version 13.2.9, indicating that the company is making progress towards achieving fully autonomous vehicles.
Overall, Tesla’s FSD system has the potential to be a game-changer for road safety, with its supervised Autopilot system already proving to be significantly safer than the average U.S. driver. As Tesla continues to refine its FSD technology, we can expect to see even greater improvements in road safety in the years to come.