Autopilot vs FSD accidents breakdown missing from new Tesla data that shows them 10x safer than the US average

Tesla has released a new batch of data showing the amount of accidents per million miles driven with its autonomous driving systems.

When running on Autopilot or FSD, Tesla cars have one accident every 7.63 million miles, against the US driver average of one crash every 670,000 miles.

That is a 16% improvement for Tesla when compared with its previous record of miles driven on Autopilot without an accident, says Elon Musk's EV juggernaut:

While no car can prevent all accidents, we work every day to try to make them much less likely to occur. Active safety features come standard on all Tesla vehicles made after September 2014 for an added layer of safety beyond the physical structure of each car. Because every Tesla is connected, we’re able to use the billions of miles of real-world data from our global fleet – of which more than 9 billion have been driven with Autopilot engaged – to understand the different ways accidents happen. We then develop features that can help Tesla drivers mitigate or avoid accidents. Through over-the-air software updates, we’re able to introduce safety features and enhancements long after a car has been delivered, as well as release updated versions of existing safety features that take into account the most up-to-date real-world data collected by our fleet.

The automaker, however, didn't break down the self-driving crash data of miles driven on Autopilot which is used mostly for highway travel, and miles covered on FSD in complex city traffic.

Still, it gave a comparison with its own cars without Autopilot engaged, and the system apparently makes Teslas 7x safer to drive when it is on.

Such data will go a long way in convincing regulators to approve the use of the upcoming autonomous Robotaxi and CyberCab service with existing Teslas for use on public roads.

Still, it would be interesting to see a breakdown of the Autopilot safety record against accidents with the latest AI-driven FSD V12 version, but Tesla will probably have to amass more data to make such a comparison still.

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