Tesla FSD — claim ledger
Divergent — the vendor's claim is contradicted
Tesla says engaging FSD lowers collision likelihood; independent report says Tesla's driverless fleet crashes more often than humans
FSD safety versus human drivers provisional
Tesla — Tesla Vehicle Safety Report
When engaged and under your active supervision, your likelihood of being in a collision goes down.
Independent — Hacker News - robotaxi
Tesla 'Robotaxi' adds 5 more crashes in Austin in a month – 4x worse than humans
FSD reduces collision likelihood relative to human driving
FSD safety vs human drivers provisional
Tesla — Tesla Vehicle Safety Report
When engaged and under your active supervision, your likelihood of being in a collision goes down.
Independent — Hacker News - robotaxi
Tesla 'Robotaxi' adds 5 more crashes in Austin in a month – 4x worse than humans
FSD requires minimal driver intervention
intervention frequency provisional
Tesla — Tesla Vehicle Safety Report
FSD (Supervised) enables your vehicle to drive you almost anywhere with your active supervision, requiring minimal intervention.
Independent — Hacker News - FSD
Tesla Full Self Driving requires human intervention every 13 miles
Tesla's safety systems set the worldwide standard
safety engineering claims provisional
Tesla — Tesla Vehicle Safety Report
Tesla’s combination of passive, active and advanced driver-assistance safety systems set the standard for vehicle safety worldwide.
Independent — Hacker News - FSD
Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Beta Software Used on Public Roads Lacks Safeguards
Unverified — no independent source either way
Teslas with active safety features have substantially higher miles-per-collision
active safety benefit provisional
Tesla — Tesla Vehicle Safety Report
Tesla’s data reflects substantially higher miles-per-collision rates for Tesla vehicles equipped with active safety features compared to Tesla vehicles without these features.
All Teslas built after 2014 have AEB, FCW and lane departure warning
active safety fleet coverage provisional
Tesla — Tesla Vehicle Safety Report
All Tesla vehicles manufactured after 2014 are equipped with active safety features, including Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Warning, Lane Departure Warning and other collision-avoidance systems.
Eight external cameras give a 360-degree view
camera hardware provisional
Tesla — Tesla Vehicle Safety Report
Eight external cameras provide a 360-degree view of the environment around the vehicle.
All Teslas built after 2014 have AEB, FCW and lane departure warning
fleet active safety equipment provisional
Tesla — Tesla Vehicle Safety Report
All Tesla vehicles manufactured after 2014 are equipped with active safety features, including Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Warning, Lane Departure Warning and other collision-avoidance systems.
Teslas with active safety features have substantially higher miles-per-collision than those without
internal comparison data provisional
Tesla — Tesla Vehicle Safety Report
Tesla’s data reflects substantially higher miles-per-collision rates for Tesla vehicles equipped with active safety features compared to Tesla vehicles without these features.
OTA updates ensure every Tesla has the latest safety improvements
over-the-air updates provisional
Tesla — Tesla FSD page
Over-the-air software updates ensure each Tesla vehicle has access to the latest safety improvements.
FSD processes over one million pixels of visual data every millisecond
perception throughput provisional
Tesla — Tesla Vehicle Safety Report
The FSD (Supervised) system then processes over one million pixels of visual data every millisecond so that it can respond in real time to complex and highly variable driving environments.
Tesla's within-fleet comparison is the most statistically valid setup
statistical methodology provisional
Tesla — Tesla Vehicle Safety Report
This is the most direct and statistically valid comparison setup since it is being made within the same fleet of vehicles using the same telemetry pipelines.
Data-capture gaps apply uniformly across control types, preserving comparative validity
telemetry capture bias provisional
Tesla — Tesla Vehicle Safety Report
these variables apply uniformly across all Tesla control types analyzed in the Vehicle Safety Report, preserving the validity of comparative safety metrics between FSD (Supervised) and manual driving.
Data capture gaps apply uniformly across control types, preserving metric validity
telemetry data validity provisional
Tesla — Tesla Vehicle Safety Report
Importantly, these variables apply uniformly across all Tesla control types analyzed in the Vehicle Safety Report, preserving the validity of comparative safety metrics between FSD (Supervised) and manual driving.
Corroborated — independently confirmed
FSD is a driver-assistance system, not full autonomy
automation classification provisional
Tesla — Tesla 10-K (FY2024)
Currently, we offer in our vehicles certain advanced driver assist systems under our Autopilot and FSD (Supervised) options.
Independent — Wikipedia - Tesla Autopilot
Tesla Autopilot/FSD is an advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) developed by Tesla, Inc. that provides partial vehicle automation, corresponding to Level 2 automation as defined by SAE International.
Tesla receives DOJ requests for information regarding Autopilot and FSD
DOJ scrutiny of FSD claims provisional
Tesla — Tesla 10-K (FY2024)
The ongoing requests for information include topics such as operations, technology (e.g., vehicle functionality, vehicle incidents, Autopilot and FSD Capability), compliance, finance, data privacy, and other matters related to Tesla’s business, its personnel, and related parties.
Independent — Wikipedia - Criticism of Tesla
As of October 2022, Tesla is facing a criminal probe from the US Department of Justice over claims it has made about its "Full Self-Driving" driver-assist system or capability.
FSD is an advanced driver assist system, not autonomous driving
driver assistance, not autonomy provisional
Tesla — Tesla 10-K (FY2024)
Currently, we offer in our vehicles certain advanced driver assist systems under our Autopilot and FSD (Supervised) options.
Independent — Hacker News - FSD
"Full Self-Driving" doesn't imply autonomy, Tesla engineer says
Drivers brought a class action seeking to stop Tesla's use of the term Full Self-Driving
false advertising class action over FSD provisional
Tesla — Tesla 10-K (FY2024)
On March 22, 2023, the plaintiffs in the Northern District of California consolidated action filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to order Tesla to (1) cease using the term “Full Self-Driving Capability” (FSD Capability)
Independent — Wikipedia - Criticism of Tesla
In September 2022, Tesla was sued by drivers in a proposed class action suit over alleged false advertising of Autopilot and FSD.
Plaintiffs seek to stop Tesla using the 'Full Self-Driving' name
false advertising litigation provisional
Tesla — Tesla 10-K (FY2024)
the plaintiffs in the Northern District of California consolidated action filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to order Tesla to (1) cease using the term “Full Self-Driving Capability” (FSD Capability)
Independent — Wikipedia - Criticism of Tesla
In September 2022, Tesla was sued by drivers in a proposed class action suit over alleged false advertising of Autopilot and FSD.
FSD (Supervised) drives on nearly all roads with driver supervision
FSD capability scope provisional
Tesla — Tesla Vehicle Safety Report
FSD (Supervised) enables your vehicle to drive you almost anywhere with your active supervision, requiring minimal intervention.
Independent — Wikipedia - Tesla Autopilot
As of February 2026, customers can subscribe to an optional Level 2 package called "Full Self-Driving (Supervised)" (FSD), which adds semi-autonomous navigation on nearly all roads, self-parking, and the ability to summon the car from a parking space.
Regulators including DOJ seek information about Autopilot/FSD
government investigations provisional
Tesla — Tesla 10-K (FY2024)
We regularly receive requests for information, including subpoenas, from regulators and governmental authorities such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Department of Justice (“DOJ”),
Independent — Wikipedia - Criticism of Tesla
As of October 2022, Tesla is facing a criminal probe from the US Department of Justice over claims it has made about its "Full Self-Driving" driver-assist system or capability.
Tesla counts collisions as FSD-engaged if the system was active within five seconds before impact
Pre-crash disengagement accounting provisional
Tesla — Tesla Vehicle Safety Report
If FSD (Supervised) was active at any point within five seconds leading up to a collision event, Tesla considers the collision to have occurred with FSD (Supervised) engaged
Independent — Hacker News - crashes
NHTSA Finds Teslas Deactivated Autopilot Seconds Before Crashes
Tesla receives regulatory information requests about Autopilot/FSD
regulatory scrutiny provisional
Tesla — Tesla 10-K (FY2024)
We regularly receive requests for information, including subpoenas, from regulators and governmental authorities such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board
Independent — Hacker News - FSD
US opens Tesla probe after more crashes involving its "full self-driving"
Autopilot/FSD is subject to regulator inquiries
regulatory scrutiny provisional
Tesla — Tesla 10-K (FY2024)
The ongoing requests for information include topics such as operations, technology (e.g., vehicle functionality, vehicle incidents, Autopilot and FSD Capability), compliance, finance, data privacy, and other matters related to Tesla’s business, its personnel, and related parties.
Independent — Wikipedia - Tesla Autopilot
However, collisions and fatalities involving Autopilot and FSD have attracted scrutiny from media and regulators.
Tesla is commercializing FSD through a Robotaxi product
Robotaxi product deployment provisional
Tesla — Tesla 10-K (FY2024)
continue leveraging developments in our proprietary Full Self-Driving (“FSD”) (Supervised) features, including through our purpose-built Robotaxi product - Cybercab
Independent — Hacker News - robotaxi
Tesla launches robotaxi rides in Austin
FSD is offered as a monthly subscription
subscription pricing model provisional
Tesla — Tesla FSD page
Available for $99/mo1
Independent — Hacker News - FSD
Tesla moving Full Self-Driving to a monthly subscription
Sources
- Hacker News - FSD — independent
- Tesla Vehicle Safety Report — claimant
- Wikipedia - Tesla Autopilot — independent
- IIHS - driver assistance — independent
- Wikipedia - Criticism of Tesla — independent
- Tesla FSD page — claimant
- Hacker News - robotaxi — independent
- Tesla 10-K (FY2024) — claimant
- Hacker News - crashes — independent
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